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steeling

verb as in prepare oneself

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“The Muslim Brotherhood is steeling for a fight,” says Trager, of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

I moved back to the city and my two on-again off-again guys, steeling myself for hopeless fix-ups, just in case love might strike.

So perhaps the population was silently steeling itself for another Great Disappointment.

Steeling his nerves, which quivered a moment in spite of his will, he opened the window and stepped out on to the balcony.

He was sick of the bareness and privation of all things connected with his venture, but was steeling himself to hold out.

I turned to her, steeling myself to look into her appealing eyes.

He followed behind, steeling his soul to meet those victims of the complicated plot.

Fortunately for them it is impossible to develop the body without at the same time steeling the will.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to steeling, such as: fortify, gird, brace, prepare, strengthen, and embolden.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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