adhesiveness

Definition of adhesivenessnext

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Noun
  • Consider matching metals throughout the room for cohesiveness in your design.
    Macie Stump, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
  • The Giants also lost offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo, who players credited for the unit’s cohesiveness.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His passing range and vision are exceptional and his tenacity when challenging has come on significantly to enable him to win more of those midfield battles.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • The director should have trusted the audience (which will be tennis fans) and shown more long rallies to capture Nadal’s ferocious tenacity but there are plenty of great on-court moments throughout.
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The problem is, when your side lack intensity, aggression and cohesion, those traps are easy to spot and avoid.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • In Japan, her instruction was focused and consistent, shaped by a small group of teachers and a strong emphasis on discipline and group cohesion.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Rusak argued that runoffs favor Paxton because base voters with the strongest attachment to candidates turn out at higher rates, while casual primary voters often skip the second round.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
  • And once that attachment is there, everything that happens later becomes much more powerful.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 19 May 2026
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
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“Adhesiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhesiveness. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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