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noun

plural of steady
as in flames

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verb

present tense third-person singular of steady
as in underlies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steadies
  1. flames
  2. underlies
  3. lovers
  4. sustains
  5. loves
Noun
  • Emergency crews responded to the residential fire and quickly worked to contain the flames.
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Bright flames shot out of an overhead compartment as flight attendants ran down the smoky aisle with fire extinguishers.
    — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of flames
Verb
  • Permafrost, a layer of ground made up of soil, rock and sediment, underlies nearly 15% of the land surface in the Northern Hemisphere.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The same principle underlies brainwriting, a technique that reliably outperforms conventional brainstorming.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of underlies
Noun
  • Board game lovers will soon be able to nerd out at a new store and may even get the chance to play a few rounds inside a former bank vault.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, volumizing mascara lovers may just have found their new holy grail, particularly those who want volume without clumping.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lovers
Verb
  • Relationships can create opportunities for mentorship, collaboration, and growth, but performance sustains them.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Photograph by Jake Mein for The New Yorker Outsider art thus sustains a frustrating paradox.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of sustains
Noun
  • New York will be blessed to have someone so faithful to his truest loves.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • After training at the Royal College of Music, combining her twin loves of music and sport has created a flourishing career.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of loves
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