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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
  • Malachi Smith, Solo Ball and Jaylin Stewart combined for four 3-pointers during a 15-1 run that put UConn up 25-6.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Bagley had a layup and a dunk to start the run and Marshall and Brandon Williams combined to make four free throws.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Most scattered freely, while Schmeby attempted to do the same, eventually getting stuck hanging over a wooden board blocking the sidewalk.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But for clients from countries like Haiti, Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran and Myanmar, the process seems stuck, Musilli said.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 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
  • The right, in turn, coalesced around her.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Last year, lawmakers coalesced around the need to improve rehabilitation programming and reduce recidivism rates as part of a broader investment in South Dakota’s prison system.
    Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 24 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
  • Stick to the 15, the group advises, or buy frozen or organic.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • This activity likely took the form of outgassing jets—as the comet approached the sun, the star’s heat would have caused frozen ices to become gas.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Cemented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemented. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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