NAILED (DOWN) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

nailed (down)

verb

past tense of nail (down)

as in established

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Many organizations still default to degree requirements because they’re established and easy to understand.

— Raghu Krishnaiah, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
To help support Anthropic and OpenAI fund their deployments, Broadcom established a special purpose vehicle (SPV) platform in partnership with Apollo and Blackstone to facilitate more than 20 GW of compute infrastructure by the end of 2028.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of established

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Remote club-to-club conversations had proved fruitless, so senior figures travelled by Eurostar to Lille and an initial €60m deal was struck on Monday.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
However, a 2026 paper on the subject has proved controversial; a formal rebuttal claims that the analysis is flawed.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of proved

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This week, there was a major breakthrough when DNA provided by her sister, Burks, was determined to be a match, enabling investigators to finally identify the 1995 victim as Lydia.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The hospital was run by Louisiana State University, which determined that Katrina left the building too damaged to reopen — an assessment that was disputed by some hospital staff and community members.

— JACK BROOK, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of determined

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Linux password file retrieved The researchers demonstrated the threat on an AMD computer running a current Linux kernel.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Welding classes used to have students huddled behind a teacher who demonstrated a technique, Estrada said.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of demonstrated

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Counter-majoritarian arrangements insured that democracy didn’t devolve into two parties taking turns tyrannizing each other.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Durazo notes that insured Allianz customers with emergency medical benefits may have access to the Allyz mobile app, which includes up to three virtual or in-person doctor visits per trip at no additional cost.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of insured

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The figure was significantly higher than analysts’ 44% estimate, but Huang and Nvidia CFO Colette Kress specified that there were still heavy supply constraints holding back the $5 trillion chipmaker.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Boone specified that Judge expected to see some overhand pitching on Tuesday.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

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