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• n  the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
• v  make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
• v  become solid

• Either way, Obama can already claim one crucial victory; by effectively splitting labor's endorsements with Clinton, he has prevented her from solidifying what was supposed to be a .
• In Tuesday's special election, the electorate must choose among a range of propositions aimed at solidifying that compromise and helping shore up California's shaky finances.
• It's Dubai itself, which, as the home of an ambitious new aerospace firm, is solidifying its position as a world center of the aviation industry.

• hardening
• solidification
• set
• curing
• solidify

News & Articles

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• Dimon back in tough
  Jamie’s BACK and certainly fired up! Fresh off solidifying his grip atop JPMorgan Chase, CEO Jamie Dimon let everyone know that he’s back to being his old self. Peppering his statements with colorful language that only the 57-year-old bank boss can pull off, Dimon defended the bank’s...
  June 12, 2013 - New York Post
• The 5 Games That Will Determine the Vikings' Fate in 2013
  Minnesota Vikings fans know that not every game is created equal—while straight win-loss records determine who ends up making the playoffs, some games stand out as simply more important than others. With new rosters solidifying across the league and offseason training about to hit full swing, now is a better time than ever to fully evaluate who on the schedule might cause the most problems or ...
  June 12, 2013 - Bleacher Report
• Average New Car Price Up $618, Dealer Incentives Down
  NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The economic upswing of 2013 continues with modest acceleration, but it's enough to create stronger consumer demand for new cars and trucks. That's good news for the economy. Stronger consumer demand is a bellwether for a solidifying U.S financial picture, showing that wallets and pocketbooks are filling up with cash and that Americans are looking to spend some of that ...
  June 11, 2013 - TheStreet.com

Quotes

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• Ron Gardenhire in ESPN
  Solidifying a position with one guy that's going to be your everyday guy is not a bad thing. We were set to go into the season with a platoon, which doesn't bother me, either,Gardenhire said. "But if you can put a guy up there that has the...
• Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo in Washington Post
  Nokia was able to increase its share of the global device market significantly in 2006 to an estimated 36 percent, clearly solidifying our No. 1 position in the industry,Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said. "We achieved this result...