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as in glue
a substance used to stick things together
what kind of cement works best on glass and pottery?
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as in bond
a uniting or binding force or influence
she is the cement that holds that often quarrelsome group together
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as in to weld
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Recent Examples of cement
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
As a result of the deal, PMC has acquired Vox’s leading brands, creating a combined portfolio that consists of over 25 titles and cements PMC’s position as the world’s largest digital media publisher.
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Robb Report Staff,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Another World Cup title could cement his status as the game’s all-time greatest player.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Noun
The two of them stood on Syl’s porch, which in actuality was just a wide, square block of cement.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
As a result of the deal, PMC has acquired Vox’s leading brands, creating a combined portfolio that consists of over 25 titles and cements PMC’s position as the world’s largest digital media publisher.
—
Robb Report Staff,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
Verb
Long-term, Burries has a non-zero chance to cement himself as Flagg’s sidekick if his flashes of on-ball creation become go-to parts of his arsenal.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
Another World Cup title could cement his status as the game’s all-time greatest player.
—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cement
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Glamnetic uses thicker, durable tips that can often be reused, with strong brush-on glue made for long wear.
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The catch is knowing which systems hold up, which ones look most like a real manicure and how to prep your natural nails so the glue actually sticks.
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Prescott-Hansen posted a $50,000 bond and was released without conditions.
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And when a bond is dumped, its yield — or the interest the government must pay new investors in those same bonds — rises.
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Relationships forged over time can weld teams together.
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Construction crews worked from temporary catwalks suspended along the main cables, using high-elevation scaffolding to align and weld the deck sections.
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The report found that excessive moisture had caused the adhesive to fail, leaving the roofing membrane no longer properly adhered, according to the lawsuit.
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No adhesive, no leather, no apple pie!
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That, Baldassare said, wasn’t a hard argument to make during the COVID-19 pandemic, when immigrants were celebrated as essential workers and the link between individual well-being and public health was more obvious.
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The full story in the link at top was reported, written and edited entirely by journalists.
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The gel-cream combines hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, panthenol, and squalane to hydrate and soothe without feeling greasy.
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Speculation over the relationship between Brown and Tatum has been regularly a storyline in Boston, but the pair combined to lead the Celtics to a championship in 2024 and Brown was named Finals MVP.
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The Colorado Avalanche entered the Western Conference final with an aura of near invincibility after leading the NHL wire to wire, and cruising through the first two rounds in just nine games.
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That hormones shape our moods and feelings, wire our brains and guide numerous, diverse processes throughout the body means that the practice of endocrinology is not based around any particular organ.
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But instead of kicking up dust, breaking bats or throwing fits, the Feeneys coalesced in a green-and-yellow mass behind the dugout.
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Or did a galaxy start to coalesce first, and stars and gas clouds inside it collapsed into the supermassive black hole seeds?
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“Cement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cement. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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