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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
  • The two have combined for 594 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns through the Hurricanes’ first four games.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Later, a labor shortage, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and resulting disruption of oil markets combined to keep prices climbing still higher.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Mercury’s retrograde ends on the 7th and will help clear up any misunderstandings or mental fog that have kept you stuck in the wrong dynamics for too long.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • However, Ecclestone led opposition to their use, and Renault was ultimately convinced that the V6s would achieve its aims and so stuck around.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In an early maturer, most might be fully fused around the age of 16 (18 on average) but in certain parts of the body, such as the hip, that can happen a little later.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The toner is fused to the paper's surface, rather than being absorbed into it, as with ink.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Longfellow’s departure, however, is a bit more surprising, as he had been seen as a possible future host for Weekend Update, the anchored topical segment that runs in the middle of each week’s episode.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • In the way that industry-wide consortia have coalesced around plastic pollution or microfiber leakage, Hakansson would like to see similar collaborative action rally around methane with fewer than five years left until 2030.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Residents have consistently united to advocate for quality mass transit.
    Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But this time around, Democrats have united around several demands, including that any short-term funding bill include an extension of enhanced Obamacare tax credits, which are due to lapse at year's end.
    Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Midtown café offers an extensive menu of beverages, including various coffees, slushes and a frozen white chocolate.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The researchers found that live ants worked much better than dehydrated and frozen ants as a starter for fermentation.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Cemented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemented. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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