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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
  • Tyrese Maxey had 29 points and three steals, Joel Embiid added 22 points and nine rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 103-91 on Friday night in a game in which the teams combined to make 8 of 57 3-point shots.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating after each addition until just combined.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The embers are gone and the dust has settled a year later, but most of those houses are still vacant lots and families remain stuck in limbo.
    Eric Noll, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • On top of everything, California’s $4 trillion economy is more or less stuck in neutral, with the nation’s highest unemployment rate, no net job growth since the COVID-19 pandemic and severe employment cutbacks in signature sectors, such as film and TV production technology.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Under his rule, Venezuela’s economy imploded, democratic institutions were hollowed out, criminal networks fused with the state, and millions fled the country – many for the United States.
    Monica Duffy Toft, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
  • While Bad Bunny’s previous albums also fused different genres — including bossa nova, mambo, rock, merengue and more — this album’s melange was more homegrown.
    Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Others remain anchored to a model that assumes familiarity, patience and a willingness to decode the process.
    Parin Moradiya, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Ground yourself during the Earth seasons (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) to stay anchored while the Air and Fire energies sweep you into expansion.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • When the Grateful Dead coalesced in 1965, Weir was still a teen and the youngest member of the band (a full seven years younger than bassist Phil Lesh).
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Had the country remained coalesced around the accurate original understanding of January 6—that American citizens had been lied to about the 2020 election by the president and had attempted to sack the Capitol partly at his instigation—Webster might have been forced into a reckoning.
    Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In 2023, TuneCore and Believe united with CD Baby and its parent company Downtown, DistroKid, UnitedMasters, Symphonic, Empire, and Vydia, along with digital service providers Spotify and Amazon Music, to create Music Fights Fraud, which was described as an industry-wide anti-fraud initiative.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Unlike 1979, when much of the clergy united behind Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against the Shah, today’s clerical establishment has no comparable unanimity.
    Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Sylist Renato Campora used the continuous Marcel wave technique, tucking under her ends and creating a glossy, frozen finish.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Work from the direction of the faucet toward the frozen area.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Cemented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemented. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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