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adjective

as in armed

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verb

past tense of brace
1
as in stimulated
to give life, vigor, or spirit to the pep talk braced the team up for the second half

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2
as in sustained
to hold up or serve as a foundation for several boards braced the wall

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3
as in fortified
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally she braced herself for the job interview

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Recent Examples of braced
Adjective
Why a 'partial yield' works so quickly When your partner confronts you, some part of them is preemptively braced for the effort of convincing you. — Mark Travers, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 Ahead of the weekend, the drivers seemed braced for chaos because of the track’s high-speed stretches, tight corners, and narrow surface. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 Some braced for more severe weather still ahead, as meteorologists warned Thursday that Indianapolis faced the greatest threats of storms slated to bring heavy rain to the Midwest throughout the rest of the week. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Then return the arm and leg to the start position while maintaining your braced core, then repeat on the opposite side. — Jakob Roze, Health, 23 June 2026 The rule went into effect in 2023, requiring owners of these braces to destroy them or register their braced guns with the ATF. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 20 May 2026 The younger guard left his feet before there was even time to think, his body crashing down onto Brunson’s braced shoulders for a foul call. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026 Judging from the scene on the track, many braced for the news to come. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2026 Pasle-Green stresses a focus on proper form; think of a long spine with a braced core when performing a deadlift. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Republicans have braced for months for Democrats to retake the House. — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel was moving into Baja California as Southern California braced for rain and potential coastal flooding on Sunday. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 South Florida braced for more king tide flooding on Monday after businesses across the region were seen placing sandbags as roads were forced to be closed due to the high water over the weekend. — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Penn State regularly contended for New Year’s Six bowls but lost the close, important games so often that fans braced for heartbreak. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 That gives people agency and a reason to stay engaged with the problem rather than simply braced against it. — Gilda D'incerti, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 With oil prices on the rise, investors have braced for potentially tighter monetary policy out of the Fed. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026 Gus Mundt, a fourth-generation Montana rancher and dad to a 3-year-old girl, braced at the thought of selling his heifers at lower prices. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 In the summer of 2024 fertility doctor Carrie Bedient sat across from a young couple and braced herself for a difficult conversation. — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braced
  1. armed
  2. stimulated
  3. sustained
  4. fortified
  5. stirred
  6. carried
  7. strengthened
  8. supported
Adjective
  • Three children and a teacher were gunned down Thursday afternoon in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and the 16-year-old suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander, according to police.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Where previously tanks and massed armed formations fought across relatively delineated front lines, now drones from either side battle in the sky.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of armed
Verb
  • The treatments also lowered the production of inflammatory signals that cause long-term swelling, and stimulated new blood vessel formation to nourish healing skin.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Serra then analogizes the spatial mediation stimulated by Shift to a verbal operation.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimulated
Verb
  • This very serious injury was what was sustained by several riders after riding the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, including two who required emergency brain surgery.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Williams originally sustained the injury late in Chicago’s Week 2 loss to Minnesota, pulling up lame on a fourth-quarter scramble toward the end zone before being carted off in visible tears.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sustained
Verb
  • Japan considers China's rapidly growing military activities in and around Japan, including in the Pacific Ocean, as a threat and has fortified its southwestern region with longer-range missiles and interceptors in recent years.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The group also fortified their compound and trained with guns in case the FBI or other law enforcement visited the property, according to the decision.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fortified
Verb
  • The DeepSeek shock in early 2025 triggered another freakout as the Chinese AI model stirred doubts about the necessity of all that capex.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, Yu Hao, the founder and CEO of leading robot-vacuum-maker Dreame, made headlines and stirred controversy with his goal of building it into the world’s first $100 trillion company.
    — Derek Rose, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of stirred
Verb
  • And while Hill is paying a half-million-dollar price for his battery, the judgment falls well short of expectations the plaintiff may have carried into the start of the trial.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • To ensure the result stood up to scrutiny, the DS's charging port was sealed before departure, and Verstaen carried two GPS trackers during the ride.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Her creative expression extended beyond the runway into cultural moments that further strengthened the brand’s presence in fashion.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Erdogan’s attempt to foster an Ottoman-style pan-Islamism appears to have accelerated liberalization rather than strengthened religious conformity.
    — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of strengthened
Verb
  • The demonstration marked the completion of the project’s first phase, supported by funding from the US Department of Energy.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of supported

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“Braced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braced. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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