stabilize
verb (used with object)
to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
stabilizing
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present participleof stabilize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Efforts to support oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz may fall short of stabilizing fuel markets as supply risks in the Middle East increase, analysts at ANZ Research said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Shop for those that are showing signs of stabilizing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
“That certainly serves as a stabilizing force, as we’re literally weeks away from mailing the ballots,” said Dean Logan, head of the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
"Simplified models can inadvertently strip away the very stabilizing effect we want to capture."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Hence some stabilizing device must have been essential not only for the Austronesian expansion through Indonesia but even for the initial colonization of Taiwan.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
