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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
David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Moments like this, when a veil of the world is lifted to offer a glimpse of something foreign and timeless, cement memories and strengthen friendships.
—Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 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 sweeping glass and cement lobby doubles as an art gallery, with a magnificent Mayan canoe running through it.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Moments like this, when a veil of the world is lifted to offer a glimpse of something foreign and timeless, cement memories and strengthen friendships.
—Jonathan Terrell, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cement
Noun
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Excess water can wear down the glue that holds the bristles and handle together.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Sticky traps or glue boards are also effective for tracking and reducing spider populations, added the extension service.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 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
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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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Ethylene oxide, which is used to make products such as antifreeze, textiles, adhesives, plastics and detergents.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Specializing in thermal adhesive and battery compression pad production for electric vehicle manufacturers across the Southeast, Unitech also manufacturers industrial adhesives and sealers for its customers.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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The video player page includes a description, links to similar content, and the ability to give a film a thumbs up or thumbs down.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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Olsen’s dental team also had to rebuild her jawbone with cadaver bone grafts, wire her jaw shut, remove broken teeth, and stabilize ones that became loose.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Why, for all its talk about collaboration, has meaningful action struggled to coalesce?—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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This weekend’s nationwide rallies coalesced around popular anger seen earlier this year in isolated incidents throughout Morocco, including in areas still reeling from the deadly 2023 earthquake.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Cement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cement. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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