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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
  • Some flights to London City airport, for example, have now been combined with aircraft heading to the Big Smoke’s Gatwick.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Five pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and allowed just hits for Andrew (4-3).
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Unlike the Persian Gulf oil supply, some of which can be routed overland, LNG is well and truly stuck until the Hormuz crisis is resolved.
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But its focus is largely on students, as Ginsburg and Hunter feel younger people are not as stuck in their ways and more open to new ideas.
    Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For every cultural good, identity has become fused with the object of interest, turning previously normal people leading unremarkable lives into Steak ’n Shake beef-tallow purists, Harry Potter moralists, or cast-iron-pan-cleaning radicals.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Its flowers, in contrast, are bright and yellow, each made of five petals, which, fused at the base, form a structure resembling a star.
    Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Ask for an oceanview table that peers out onto your anchored ship.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Economists say the challenge is compounded by longer-term inflation expectations, which have so far remained anchored.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When their cultural impact coalesced with a massive talent infusion through the transfer portal, the Bruins captured their first championship in the NCAA era by routing South Carolina 79-51 on Sunday.
    Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The right, in turn, coalesced around her.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Sixth grader Starry Hampton said the students were united in their effort to protest ICE.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Many Wisconsinites know the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, when 54 of its about 100 voters united under a new banner to oppose the expansion of slavery in 1854.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Eddie Murphy Rule is better equipped for regulating frozen orange juice concentrate and other commodities than prediction markets.
    Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the frozen hiring market appears to be dragging on wages.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Cemented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemented. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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