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as in steadfast
firm in one's allegiance to someone or something
even as wild accusations were circulating, she remained steady in her support for the candidate
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as in frequent
appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time
a popular author who produces a steady output of best sellers year after year
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as in constant
not undergoing a change in condition
a steady breeze from the west
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as in unchanging
not varying
support for her presidential bid has been steady
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as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
a quiet but steady man who is one of the pillars of the community
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Recent Examples of steady
Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
The move coincides with the Mediterranean country's growing tourism industry, which saw a 4% increase in visitor numbers between 2023 and 2024, with a steady influx of travelers throughout the year.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
Lucid sold other shares to other groups, but the deal kept the PIF's overall investment in Lucid steady, at around 62 percent, according to CNBC.
—Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 30 Jan. 2023
Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Despite slipping to 30 for 3 against Mitchell Santner’s team, India steadied the ship with a classy 79 from Shreyas Iyer and a run a ball 45 from Hardik Pandya.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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The report comes with markets on edge that President Donald Trump’s tariff intentions will aggravate inflation at a time when the data was making slow but steady progress back to the Fed’s 2% goal.
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LeBron is living proof that to the steady goes the race.
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By Augusta Saraiva | Bloomberg US job growth steadied last month while the unemployment rate rose — a mixed snapshot of a job market hanging in the balance of quickly changing government policy.
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Despite the shifting sands in the content marketplace, Mayer assured the crowd of industry insiders that Blackrock remains steadfast in its Candle investment.—
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Despite growing exhaustion, Booker remained steadfast, sustaining himself with only water as his voice grew stronger with emotion.—
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Damaging wind gusts and frequent lightning strikes are possible.—
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Zucchini bread and pimento cheese focaccia made with products sourced from local farmers and purveyors also make frequent appearances.—
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Weak or absent pulse Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Some people with severe arterial blockages develop chronic limb-threatening ischemia (insufficient blood flow), which can cause severe, constant pain, gangrene (tissue decay), and even limb loss (amputation).—
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The Capitol was also almost one hundred miles away from our house, not exactly a quick commute for someone with a newborn who would require constant rotations of sleeping, eating, and being changed just about every hour around the clock.—
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As the new year gets underway, leaders are tasked with balancing innovation—a key to staying competitive and efficient—with the unchanging priority of delivering exceptional patient care.—
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In San Francisco and Santa Clara counties, the unchanging threat of fentanyl despite changing overdose rates could not be clearer.—
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Furthering its commitment to sustainable infrastructure, the company announced plans to expand its ultra-fast charging network internationally to help address the increasing demand for fast and reliable EV charging solutions.—
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Record sales have become a less reliable source of income for artists.—
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In the final days of the Paris Commune of 1871, a radical experiment in self-governance and insurrection that started after the nation’s humiliating military loss to Prussia, the Communards realized that their cause had gone up in flames.—
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The resolution, put forward by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, is intended to put Republicans on the record for a policy that economists say will increase prices for consumers and fan the flames of an international trade war.—
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That’s where a CEF’s discount to net asset value (NAV, or the value of the fund’s underlying portfolio) is still wide but is slowly moving toward par.—
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As well as Fitzgerald played, his underlying data paints a bleaker picture.—
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But the biggest blemish on his career in the eyes of Trump’s most loyal followers is voting to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.—
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Whether your loyal friend has paws, feathers, or scales, take time to recognize their essential role in your life.—
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“Steady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steady. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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