The drive to Milwaukee once again solidified my loathing of Illinois.    From Wordnik.com.  [Illannoy] Reference

The silica did not crystallize, but solidified from a gel to form microscopic spheres.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mexican fire opals] Reference

Showing up on the train solidified my stance in the “she’s crazy” camp.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Mad Men': Is Miss Farrell crazy? | EW.com] Reference

So that actually kind of solidified my feeling about the guys.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2005] Reference

I did like their drink options, which kind of solidified their pared-down old-school fast-food mentality.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black Shack is Not a Destination Burger, But Will Work Out Just Fine For the Area | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan] Reference

And I think that really kind of solidified her as Tyra the girlfriend, the one that want to, like, have coffee with.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2008] Reference

And I think that really kind of solidified her as Tyra the girlfriend, the one that we want to like have coffee with.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 30, 2008] Reference

And within this poll itself, all 3 candidates 'support broke down in the 50-60% range in terms of having "solidified" that vote.    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Central Morning Roundup] Reference

We've just heard from Michael Ware a moment ago that it was really Iraq that kind of solidified and raised the stakes for Zarqawi.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 8, 2006] Reference

"It just kind of solidified that I can do this," Barkley said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

It obviously all started when Geoff and Amanda did that great miniseries, which kind of solidified her origin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comic Book Resources]

We know what our identity is now, and we've really kind of solidified that, certainly over the month of November.    From Wordnik.com.  [NY Daily News] Reference

"After I job shadowed that kind of solidified what I wanted to do," he said of his realization his junior year of high school.    From Wordnik.com.  [News/local from www.dailyamerican.com] Reference

"Everybody knew he was a top pick and he came here and kind of solidified that," added Red Wings Assistant General Manager Jim Nill.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL.com Feature Stories] Reference

NeNe and Kim’s refusal to discuss the fight kind of solidified my feeling that the whole thing never happened.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Real Housewives of Atlanta' Reunion recap: Boo! | EW.com] Reference

Funny how my musical tastes became kind of solidified in those days, and I’ll take Snoop’s old stuff any day over Kanye.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Else Seen the Leprechaun Say “Haaaaay!”?] Reference

Cavendish also solidified his hold on the points jersey.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Cavendish dashes to easy stage win at the Vuelta a Espana] Reference

During my conversation with him that notion was totally solidified.    From Wordnik.com.  [Emily Waldorf: Nail Polish, Rauschenberg, and Jesus: An Interview with Artist Paul Rusconi] Reference

The growing importance of the foreign market has only solidified this trend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Which Actress Made a Movie that Grossed Over $200 Million?] Reference

If anything, the speech solidified the neoconservative influence on his campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: Green-Challenged] Reference

"Kerry solidified his base a bit and that's it," said GOP polltaker David Winston.    From Wordnik.com.  [Warming Up Kerry] Reference

In the next few days, Osmany solidified their plans to leave on the boat from Caibarien.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stealing Home] Reference

I mean, rock and roll and being - performing rock and roll has really solidified me as a person.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spector and Smith, Making Rock History] Reference

Published in 1969 at the height of the Vietnam War, it solidified his reputation as an iconoclast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vonnegut Memorial Library To Open In Indianapolis] Reference

The ocean was suddenly solidified into the same lifeless, inorganic mass that the land had become.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Revolutions of Time] Reference

He has also solidified his reputation as an executive willing to bet on risky and unusual material.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hollywood's Bad Boy Makes Good] Reference

And we've already begun conversations with the Department of Education to get all of that solidified.    From Wordnik.com.  [Schools Race To The Top] Reference

Don Ohlmeyer, NBC's West Coast president, says the "" ER '' episode "" solidified '' NBC's program-ownership aims.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tv Turns Vertical] Reference

These short-term loans and other complicated financings generated huge fees and solidified relationships with corporate clients.    From Wordnik.com.  [WALL STREET: SOME TOUGH NEW RULES] Reference

The experience has solidified their opposition to the Obama agenda in all its forms and dimmed already flagging hopes for bipartisanship.    From Wordnik.com.  [Job Not Done] Reference