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adjective

as in bonded

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verb

past tense of cement
as in welded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemented
  1. bonded
  2. combined
  3. stuck
  4. fused
  5. anchored
  6. coalesced
  7. frozen
  8. united
Adjective
  • Each kit includes 36 pre-bonded clusters—enough for six applications—plus a non-stick applicator that makes placement a breeze.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike clip- and tape-ins, these are pre-bonded strands that use partial keratin — a protein already found in the hair — as an adhesive.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
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Verb
  • Killer identified The search for answers stretched across decades, combined with false confessions, arrests, convictions and appeals before DNA and ballistics evidence identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers in September 2025.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Atwell, Mumpfield and Whittington have combined for only 13 receptions this season.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of combined
Adjective
  • By then her son’s American passport had also expired, leaving them stuck in Spain.
    — Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Boitel’s wife noticed that her husband’s GPS tracker seemed stuck in the same spot on the Taconic State Parkway for more than an hour.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • Apparently unsatisfied with his million other aliases, Atkins fused with von Oswald and Fehlmann for 3 Men in Berlin, or 3MB for short.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Science fiction is a broad genre, and in one of its most beloved forms, it’s fused with the dynamics of a thriller.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fused
Adjective
  • But the message needs to stay anchored to facts the firm can support.
    — David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Lorenzo’s raft just missed the anchored catamaran, but his father, cousin and aunt weren’t as lucky.
    — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of anchored
Verb
  • Worries have coalesced around whether public opposition or supply chain constraints will limit the buildout, and if revenues will keep up with Big Tech’s breakneck infrastructure spending.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The character always bumped some people, and those feelings coalesced around Hari Kondabolu’s 2017 documentary The Problem With Apu.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of coalesced
Adjective
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated 2026 outbreaks connected to frozen blueberries, jalapeños, iceberg lettuce and both broccoli and alfalfa sprouts, along with other foods.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In 2026 alone, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looked into outbreaks tied to iceberg lettuce, broccoli sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, jalapeños and frozen blueberries, among others.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of frozen
Verb
  • Pressure for Britain — along with the United States, Portugal, Spain and others who profited from slavery — to pay reparations has increased in recent years as Caribbean and African nations united behind the issue.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Huerta in Stockton and Chávez in San José — and later united over their common concern for farmworkers.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
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