FOREARM Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

forearm

verb

(ˌ)fȯr-ˈärm

Definition of forearm

as in to brace

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologist

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Recent Examples of forearm The next moment, George Atkinson is forearming you in the jaw. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2025 Diabetes blisters can develop on your fingers, hands, toes, feet, and sometimes forearms. — Barbie Cervoni, Ms, Rd, Cdces, Cdn, Health, 18 Oct. 2023 That’s key to forearm growth and health, says Greg Rose, who works with athletes at the Titleist Performance Institute. — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023 That led to Stoudemire and Boris Diaw leaving the bench as a scrum broke out that included Horry forearming Raja Bell. — Duane Rankin, azcentral, 18 May 2020 See All Example Sentences for forearm

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In the end, however, Mitić’s intrepid approach is undeniably bracing, and held together at its core by Kostić’s simmering performance.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
As reports of serious head injuries mounted, longtime riders of X2 took to internet forums to question the aging coaster’s increasingly jarring experience and give advice on how riders could brace themselves to avoid a concussion.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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