POISING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

poising

verb

present participle of poise

as in bracing

to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference

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as in hovering

to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air the falcon poised in the air for an instant before diving to attack its prey

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Others have been bracing for years about growing scrutiny over inclusion initiatives.

— Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
The backdrop has options traders bracing for sizeable moves after the Nvidia and Jackson Hole catalysts.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of bracing

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Parton didn’t stop with Dollywood By the early 1990s, Parton created The Dollywood Foundation with the goal of decreasing the high school drop out rate in Sevier County, which was hovering around 30%.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
By dawn, the crew had slotted the house into place on its new site, hovering on timber cribbing.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

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Residents were busy fortifying their properties ahead of the peak of the weather event, as city officials positioned crews early to begin working on lining the shore with berms.

— Lesley Marin, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Paramount now must strengthen its case for a high-stakes trial while fortifying Paramount’s existing businesses and managing uncertainty among the employee base.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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His summer project with the Boardwalk is all about nurturing diplomatic relations between the US and Italy by playing the role of approachable host on the immaculate floating mansion.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Further analysis doubtless awaits, after the semi-submersible hauler vessel — so called because its deck goes underwater beneath heavy floating payloads, then rises up with them on board — arrives in Texas.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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In addition to the raft of earnings, traders are readying for the start of the Federal Reserve’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, kicking off Thursday.

— Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Lux Angeles is currently readying thriller Survive the Night, prison fight club drama Big Tiger, tropical island crime pic White Tide, redemption story Angel of Harlem and poker drama Aces High.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of readying

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The tanker was sailing in the southern shipping lane close to the Omani coast, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post on Tuesday, Asia time.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Yet the language, always extraordinarily resilient, is again sailing toward new horizons in the 21st century.

— Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sailing

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Recently, a local fisherman captured a video of dolphins swimming in the Long Island Sound off the coast of Westbrook that was shared all over social media.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Whether burrowing through soil or swimming through water, they’re forced to maneuver through narrow gaps in tiny pores, rocks, roots, plants or other obstacles.

— K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

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