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Synonyms for forearm
Synonyms: Verb
brace, fortify, nerve, poise, psych (up), ready, steel, strengthen
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Examples of forearm in a Sentence
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forearmed themselves for the championship game with the help of a sports psychologistRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
The team’s initial diagnosis was forearm tightness, and it later was changed to forearm discomfort. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Giants follow familiar formula in 9-2 loss to Dodgers," 19 June 2019 To be forewarned is to be forearmed, and knowing the locations of enemy forces will help ground commanders make critical decisions about their own forces. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Army Wants a New Armed Scout Helicopter," 6 Sep. 2018 Forewarned about Russian trolling should be forearmed. — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, "Report from St. Petersburg: The real story from the Russian troll factory is not what you think | Trudy Rubin," 26 Apr. 2018 No matter how forewarned a team might be, there is no such thing as forearmed. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "Mohamad Salah Stands Tall, but Liverpool Cracks Door for Roma," 24 Apr. 2018 Yet if the skater extends an elbow or forearm out from the central axis of rotation, that means a slower spin. — Tom Avril, Philly.com, "Nathan Chen: How the Olympic figure skater's quadruple jumps mix power, precision," 7 Feb. 2018 Forewarned is forearmed, so here's an advance cheat sheet placing the tax cut in perspective. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "Home Depot's bonuses underscore what workers get out of the corporate tax cut: Peanuts," 30 Jan. 2018 That’s why, faced with a fearsome flu season, Spinney turns to an old adage: forewarned is forearmed. — Lily Rothman, Time, "The Worst Flu Pandemic of the 20th Century Has an Urgent Lesson for Today," 26 Jan. 2018 Don’t Blame Us for AfD, Says Facebook Forewarned was forearmed, as far as Germany’s battle with fake ads and fake news during its election campaign was concerned. — Alan Murray, Fortune, "You Have to Be Smart and Creative — CEO Daily, Friday 29th September," 29 Sep. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Brewer tumbled to the ground, ball wedged tight between hand and forearm. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "Texas confident Cade Brewer can replace Andrew Beck at TE," 13 Aug. 2019 The second victim, 34, suffered wounds to the left hip and left forearm. — Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com, "1 dead, at least 14 hurt in overnight violence including 3 teenage boys," 10 Aug. 2019 Browning’s design put jets on the pilot’s forearms and back. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "We were promised jetpacks, and now we have them. So why isn’t anyone using them?," 18 July 2019 The full sleeve is composed of depictions of two women — one nearly full-length on her upper arm, and a face covering her elbow and forearm — all in black ink. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Bella Thorne Has a Huge New Arm Tattoo, But Fans Aren't Sure It's Real," 14 July 2019 The next batter, Freddie Freeman, fouled a 1-0 fastball backward and off home plate umpire Dana DeMuth’s left forearm. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Braves win, as Keuchel grounds Padres," 12 July 2019 Richards left in the third inning of a 9-3 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday because of irritation in his right forearm. — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, "Angels' Garrett Richards Has Damage to His UCL, May Need Surgery," 11 July 2018 Extra bases Veteran reliever Pat Neshek threw a bullpen session, his third since suffering a strained flexor tendon in his forearm last month. — Scott Lauber, Philly.com, "J.P. Crawford rejoins Phillies, but playing time at shortstop isn't guaranteed," 6 June 2018 Brendt said, appearing in the kitchen entrance to the garage, cradling Owen on his forearm. — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, "Braiden Schirtzinger is non-binary, pregnant and about to take on the most gendered role of all," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'forearm.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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