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as in glue
a substance used to stick things together
what kind of cement works best on glass and pottery?
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as in bond
a uniting or binding force or influence
she is the cement that holds that often quarrelsome group together
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as in to weld
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Recent Examples of cement
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
This is a creative solution, but its effect would cement a statewide majority voting bloc while eliminating districts where minority groups and other communities of interest can elect representatives.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
His father, Terry Halfen, poured the cement for the foundation and laid the bricks one by one.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
To cement its status as a circularity champion, JLC has committed to purchasing annually increasing volumes of Circulose pulp.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
This is a creative solution, but its effect would cement a statewide majority voting bloc while eliminating districts where minority groups and other communities of interest can elect representatives.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
The hardware store in New Orleans clanged with the sound of metal on metal, the cement floor cool beneath Greg Cope White's shoes.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
His father, Terry Halfen, poured the cement for the foundation and laid the bricks one by one.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cement
Noun
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Aurora’s spider web was made out of string and glue, very much in line with how the old musicals were created.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Players who may rebound and some glue guys.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Sacramento Police Department initially arrested Hernandez Santana, before he was released from the jail hours later after posting a $200,000 bail bond.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Unlike cash, bonds, property or stocks, Bitcoin does not entitle the owner to any underlying asset, interest, or cash flow.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the aerospace sector, for instance, the team used the tech to weld closed, rotationally symmetric tank structures.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Bob Dylan taught him how to weld.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Wilson was born with adhesive in her palms.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Fold a square of the material to create a cone and secure with adhesive.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gatlin also used Foundation funds to pay for Apple AirPods, laptops and backpacks for back-to-school events hosted by a Riceboro religious group, which had no links to the Foundation, except Gatlin.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Click through any of the links to explore the full collection on Fanatics and guarantee delivery before the next round begins.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The answer against Florida and Missouri was McConkey, who had his two best games of the year, combining for 13 catches and 230 yards.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In this case, the ACIP guidance formalizes an existing recommendation, which is designed to reduce a very rare, slightly elevated risk of seizures when the two shots are combined into a single injection.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For a wreath, remove the heads of flowers, then wire them onto a grapevine form.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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The separation comes five years after the couple were ensnared in the college admissions scandal, pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud related to paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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All the characters and all of his past experiences coalesce.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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The movie is strangely, unusually dialectical within itself—composed of many layers that don’t coalesce or connect but reflect off one another and generate tension.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Cement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cement. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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