adhesiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adhesiveness
Noun
  • Centralized work could eliminate the cohesiveness and expertise behind local broadcasts, workers say.
    Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • More and more coaches are willing to chip pucks behind the defense and let their players chase it, using speed and tenacity to apply pressure and win possession back deep in opposing territory.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Teammates play off each other well, and head coach Jen Quinn raves about their tenacity.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The cash flow from trafficking is under direct threat, and that puts the cohesion of the military elite at risk.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some of these agglutinations have a satisfying outlandishness about them: That smooching pair, for example, are wearing huge masks from the Bamana people of West Africa on their heads.
    JASON FARAGO, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
  • If the patient is already infected with Proteus, then the same agglutination will occur when the Weil-Felix test is administered, and the patient will naturally test positive.
    Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Noun
  • Marionette costumes often comprise string-like attachments and jointed outfits that enable playful, puppet-like movement.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
  • It is also valued for emotional balance, often used in meditation to release grief, fears or heavy attachments.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Adhesiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhesiveness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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