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cemented

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verb

past tense of cement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemented
Adjective
  • Yet advocates say bonded labor is still rampant in the sugar industry, as recent incidents in Maharashtra have shown.
    Haziq Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • Its bonded and riveted aluminum chassis features a suspension that doesn't crack teeth even in its firmest setting.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
Verb
  • Once a star has fused the helium in its core fully, an inert carbon-oxygen core arises, with helium burning in a shell around it and hydrogen burning in a shell around that.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The final effect, roughly akin to Jacques Cousteau fused with Mark Cousins, will bemuse some and beguile many.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In North Dakota, various opposing groups have coalesced in seeking legal action to halt the project.
    Peyton Haug, Twin Cities, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The Washington Spirit are well-positioned for major growth as the team and the NWSL capitalize on the wave of interest in women’s sports that coalesced last spring around the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Harvard has already had more than $2 billion in federal funds canceled or frozen and is currently suing the administration.
    Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 30 June 2025
  • The neck of the bottle is frozen, and when opened, the pressure ejects the sediment plug cleanly.
    Rachel King, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sang Lan tried eating rice and bread crusts — both local folk remedies to dislodge wedged fish bones.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
  • No 10 Morgan Gibbs-White was one-v-two against the Villa double pivot, while goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez found easy out balls with wedged passes to either full-back.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Cemented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemented. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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