as in adhesion
a physical sticking to as if by glue
this epoxy has good bonding for glass and ceramics
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as in communing
to form a close personal relationship
a man attempting to bond with his new and mistrustful stepson
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Recent Examples of bonding
Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Say what is true to invite blissful bonding.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 Feb. 2026
Neill, who returns as Alan Grant for an Xfinity Super Bowl ad, remembers bonding with his costars while the storm raged in 1992.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The first superhero movie with a Latino protagonist, Blue Beetle stars Xolo Maridueña as Jaime, a recent college grad who accidentally ends up bonding with an ancient alien relic that turns him into a high-flying vigilante.
—Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Say what is true to invite blissful bonding.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
From lessons learned to bonding experiences, here are some conversation starters to have with your kids at any age about the Winter Games.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 Feb. 2026
Neill, who returns as Alan Grant for an Xfinity Super Bowl ad, remembers bonding with his costars while the storm raged in 1992.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonding
Noun
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That is a process called adhesion.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The design also improves interlayer adhesion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After reigniting their own love for the game, spending hours on end at Chess Forum, one of the oldest chess clubs in New York, Z began imagining how to cultivate their own space that celebrated learning and teaching the game in a way emphasizing communing and knowing one's neighbors.—
Inés Anguiano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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From Jesus to Wordsworth, people wandered into the wilderness in hopes of communing with a greater power, to be forced to confront their truest selves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The latex catsuit clings to every crevice of Fedorova’s body.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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The sleek, smooth exterior clings close to my body, closer than any clothing or any body ever has.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In relating her story this way, Gisèle is restoring to the record her waking life.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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Morello himself serves as kind of a guide in the film, relating his own love of metal growing up as a Black kid in a conservative, ethnically homogeneous suburb of Chicago.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Comments are moderated for adherence to our Community Guidelines.—
Hedija Spahalic,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Adhering to process Another important aspect of Darvas' approach was his strict adherence to process.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Bonding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bonding. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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