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hardening

[hahr-dn-ing] / ˈhɑr dn ɪŋ /
NOUN
thickening
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More notable than the snowfall itself was the prolonged blast of extreme cold that followed, hardening snow into what has been informally dubbed "snowcrete" and making cleanup efforts especially difficult.

From Barron's

But avalanche snow, which can start out loose and fluffy, consolidates quickly, hardening like concrete.

From Los Angeles Times

They have also agreed to spend another 1.5% on security-adjacent measures, such as hardening their infrastructure, which could help counter Russia’s hybrid attack.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fate of any individual home is tied to that of those nearby — it takes a whole neighborhood hardening their homes and maintaining their lawns to reach herd immunity protection against fire’s contagious spread.

From Los Angeles Times

Looming over it all is the U.S.’s hardening stance toward Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal