cohesive
adjective
, -ziv\
Definition of cohesive
Keep scrolling for more
Examples of cohesive in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
That community was mostly made up of women in their teens and early 20s, which was cohesive as a demographic but wildly disparate in legal ramifications, as Dash put it. — Bijan Stephen, The Verge, "Tumblr’s porn ban could be its downfall — after all, it happened to LiveJournal," 6 Dec. 2018 Duffy does an admirable job of weaving the tales from her letters – which date from the 1940s to the 1990s – into a cohesive story. — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Review: For Love, Sir - Fringe 2018," 14 May 2018 The Surface Laptop is quite literally Microsoft’s most cohesive effort yet. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, "How to pick the Microsoft Surface that’s right for you," 2 Aug. 2018 Conversations with diplomats and senior officials in Kabul suggest that the unilateral cease-fire announced by the government had not been coordinated with the Taliban or the outcome of a broader, cohesive peace effort. — Mujib Mashal, New York Times, "Taliban Announce Brief Cease-Fire, Offering Afghans Hope for Lull in War," 9 June 2018 Their looks were cohesive, yet highly individual—just like the Ross family themselves. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Diana Ross and Her Family Take Holiday Style to Diva-Worthy New Heights," 23 Nov. 2018 Influencers run all their photos through a specific preset in order to cultivate a specific aesthetic and make their feed look cohesive. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "Facebook has a growing morale problem," 15 Nov. 2018 To what extent are some of our difficulties figuring out how to conceptualize repentance, as a society, the result of lacking a cohesive, shared vocabulary within which to contextualize what forgiveness and repentance mean? — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, "A scholar of forgiveness explains what makes a good public apology for sexual misconduct," 24 Sep. 2018 Teams working on Yahoo Mail and Yahoo’s home page were merged and charged with creating a more cohesive user experience. — Sarah Krouse, WSJ, "Verizon To Lay Off 7% of Media Group Staff," 23 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cohesive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for cohesive
cohesive
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of cohesive
See the full definition for cohesive in the English Language Learners Dictionary
cohesive
adjective
\
Medical Definition of cohesive
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on cohesive
What made you want to look up cohesive? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words from Greek and Latin Quiz
-
- Which of the following months comes from a Latin word for “ten”?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share cohesive
Resources for cohesive