ANNEALING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

annealing

verb

present participle of anneal

as in hardening

to make stronger (as through hardship) She was annealed by the tragedies of her childhood.

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Recent Examples of annealing The telecom giant plans to use D-Wave’s quantum annealing technology to tackle complex optimization problems across its network operations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Over the next five years, real value will come from applying quantum principles, such as annealing and probabilistic optimization, to supply chains, finance and logistics before fault-tolerant quantum arrives. — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026 Engineers sparingly tried annealing hardware space, so Juno's experience could be instructive for future missions. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025 Workable quantum solutions that make use of annealing systems are now in use. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025 Returning to Chip Design Tradition A common way to solve massive combinatorial optimization problems is with a search technique called simulated annealing (SA). — Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024

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Allen says homeowners who spend money hardening their properties, including making homes more resistant to wildfires, should receive meaningful benefits from insurers for lowering their risk.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Governments around the world are hardening their AI stances as more agentic hacks breach critical systems.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hardening

Verb

The Bills are also coming off a Monday night overtime game, strengthening the home underdog’s case.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Florida is living proof that protecting the preborn and strengthening families is both possible and popular.

— Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of strengthening

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That same day, Houzz released its 2026 outdoor trends study, reinforcing the zoned-yard pattern.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
The Dodgers, after reinforcing their back-to-back championship roster in the offseason and entering the year as the World Series favorites, fell short.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reinforcing

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City officials have been frantically preparing for Rachel, building sand berms and fortifying vulnerable areas with sandbags.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
CISOs invested billions of dollars fortifying corporate inboxes with secure email gateways (SEGs), enforcing strict DMARC policies and conducting continuous phishing simulations for employees.

— Firas Azmeh, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortifying

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