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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 6-foot-7 centers combined for five blocks in the first.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Folks in the South will recognize ingredients like oxtails and butter beans, which are combined with Jamaican green seasoning, Scotch bonnet, and allspice in Fowles's recipe.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Their general manager, Troy Weaver, had stocked the team with injury-prone vets and young players who seemed stuck in the development process.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The family of at least one athlete remains stuck in Doha, Qatar, after air traffic was disrupted by the conflict.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Once identity is fused by martyrdom, escalation becomes politically easier.
    Robert A. Pape, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The result was fused porous particles that were baked into a powder that works like sponge grains, soaking up electrolyte fluid for smoother transfer of sodium ions.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Powell did not directly address the longer-term debasement argument, but his emphasis on anchored expectations suggests the Fed sees little evidence that the gold rally reflects a fundamental erosion of monetary credibility.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In that way, these little piles symbolize the rigor and effort required to stay anchored, aligned and accountable.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • After 1979, various paramilitary groups that toppled the shah soon coalesced into the IRGC.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Outside Iran, some of the diaspora and opposition groups have coalesced around Reza Pahlavi, the son of the Shah dethroned by the 1979 Revolution.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • After the Miami missions failed, the lawsuit says, the chatbot coached Gavalas to shed his own physical body by killing himself, so they could be united.
    Brittany Wallman Updated March 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Not all Democrats are united behind the war powers resolution.
    Nik Popli, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Canadarm was used for spacewalking, several Hubble Space Telescope missions and some impromptu maneuvers such as knocking an ice plug off a frozen shuttle drain line, according to NASA.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Ballerina Farms website sells items including frozen beef, jerky and merchandise.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Cemented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemented. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.

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