harden
Example Sentences
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By about 6pm, tension had hardened both inside the factory and on the street.
From BBC
But since his resignation last weekend, Treasury concerns were said to have hardened.
From BBC
Those workers will focus on repairing broken lights, hardening lights to prevent copper wire theft and clearing the backlog of deferred cases.
From Los Angeles Times
As you read the book, you begin to understand why: Mavericks all, they’re slowly hardening into the cinema establishment they once fought against.
Mispricing occurs when investors treat geopolitical risk as temporary, only to revalue the securities sharply once sanctions, export controls or defense commitments harden into long-term policy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
