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as in logical
based on sound reasoning or information
the only solid conclusion that the jury could have reached
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as in hard
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
the ice cream is too solid to scoop right now
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as in self
having or consisting of a single color
both kittens are black, but one has a solid coat and the other has a few white patches
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as in strong
not showing weakness or uncertainty
some people see a solid handshake as a sign of strong character
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as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
a solid source of information to reporters
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Recent Examples of solid
After the victory, Panthers head coach Dave Canales said the QB’s performance was solid.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
While Alphabet’s results were solid, its stock price appears to have little room for growth, in our view.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Their lineup is solid, but moves will be made in free agency to improve.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The provisions also note that employers have a strong responsibility to protect worker data by putting solid security measures in place and not sharing the data outside the immediate organization without consent.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
While Alphabet’s results were solid, its stock price appears to have little room for growth, in our view.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Their lineup is solid, but moves will be made in free agency to improve.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The provisions also note that employers have a strong responsibility to protect worker data by putting solid security measures in place and not sharing the data outside the immediate organization without consent.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solid
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In so many ways, Erivo seems built to take on a song like this, not just in terms of hitting the notes but showing the way the song takes the character’s arc to the next logical step.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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These agents, unlike chatbots or copilots, can use logical reasoning and higher-level decision-making to carry out tasks, and are considered the next step in AI development.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
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The women's brains showed a clear divide between the areas of the brain activated by self and non-self MHCs.Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2013
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An inspector’s notes also stated there were cardboard containers on the floor, a non-self closing restroom door, no training documentation for the staff.Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
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Eisenberg, who co-stars here with Kieran Culkin, wrote himself a role that suits him ever so well, playing the by-the-book, uptight David, a married man with a reliable job and a reliable life.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Chief among those potentially destabilizing forces is that a fellow Republican will be in the White House — a reliable drag on GOP members of Congress during midterm elections.John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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The annoyance is really the side effect or collateral damage to a presumably reasonable activity.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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While the Biden administration has made some progress on cybersecurity—establishing a national cybersecurity strategy that includes some reasonable provisions—its overall approach to AI safety through top-down bureaucratic rules remains too rigid.James Broughel, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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If these companies don't make their products here in the USA, then they will be forced to pay a very stiff tariff.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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In the case of the Vanquish, that starts with a chassis that is a stunning 75 percent stiffer in lateral rigidity at the front axle, when compared to the DBS.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Snoop Dogg stayed neutral during the rap battle that popped off earlier this year between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.Angel Diaz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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For her debut spring 2025 collection, Waksal worked with lightweight and fluid materials in neutral tones (black, ivory, dusty gray, bone, army green and white) across mix-and-match styles that can easily move and be layered.Emily Mercer, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Solid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solid. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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