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The Latin verb haerēre has shown remarkable stick-to-itiveness in influencing the English lexicon, which is fitting for a word that means "to be closely attached; to stick." Among its descendants are adhere (literally meaning "to stick"), adhere’s relative adhesive (a word for sticky substances), inhere (meaning "to belong by nature or habit"), and even hesitate (which implies remaining stuck in place before taking action). In Latin, haerēre teamed up with the prefix co- to form cohaerēre, which means "to stick together." Cohaerēre is the ancestor of cohesive, a word borrowed into English in the early 18th century to describe something that sticks together literally (such as dough or mud) or figuratively (such as a society or sports team).
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Part of the company’s transformation journey, guided by SAP and the adoption of a cohesive platform including SAP S/4HANA, SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and the SAP Business Network, highlights how technology and people together can transform the way global supply chains operate.
—Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Only a regional framework with cohesive international backing can provide the external legitimacy, broader incentives, and political cover necessary for both sides to compromise.
—Ami Ayalon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
But Monday’s Daily Show really had something going for it as a cohesive chunk of TV.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Cohesive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cohesive. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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cohesive
adjective
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