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has steeled

  • present perfect
    of steel (3rd person singular).
    steel
    noun
    any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.

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Nuriel said she too has steeled herself against critics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2022

OReilly’s former work in glitch art has steeled him for any potential errors.

From The Verge ● Aug. 18, 2021

NETANYAHU: And before the people of Israel entered the land of Israel, Moses gave us a message that has steeled our resolve for thousands of years.

From Time ● Mar. 3, 2015

Laviolette said he believes overcoming a season full of adversity has steeled the gritty Flyers for their post-season charge and prepared them for the challenge that lies ahead.

From Reuters ● May 26, 2010

Contact with so many foreign cultures, the vicinity of such contradictory nations, has fertilised them; healthy rural labour has steeled their limbs; the near sea has opened their eyes to the great distances.

From ?mile Verhaeren by Stefan Zweig