In a sentence
Six example sentences with stabilize, each labelled with its topic.
The paramedics worked for twenty minutes to stabilize the hiker's breathing before the helicopter could lift him off the ridge.
Medicine
Central bankers raised rates twice in one autumn to stabilize a currency that had swung wildly for months.
Economics
Engineers drove steel piles beneath the leaning bell tower to stabilize it before the cracks in the foundation widened.
Architecture
A gimbal will stabilize the shot as you walk, so the horizon stops bouncing with every step.
Photography
A spoonful of cornstarch helps stabilize the whipped cream so it holds its peaks through a warm afternoon.
Cooking
Chemists add a trace of acid to stabilize the solution, which otherwise breaks down within hours in daylight.
Science
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Found in 4 published word lists
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- New Academic Word List (Browne/Culligan/Phillips 2013)Authoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
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