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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 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025 are more than twice the attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The teams combined to make 10 of their final 12 shots.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Oravec said the worst of the storm is winding down, yet the state will remain stuck in a deep plume of moisture that will bring more heavy rain through the week.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The closer their driver got to the Flames’ home rink, the worse the traffic got until they were hopelessly stuck in gridlock still several blocks from the arena.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Produced by Haze and The Rudeboyz, the song is a modern-day reggaetón track fused with hard-hitting perreo melodies backed by Calderón and Álvarez’s melodious vocals.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Then a whole bank of dimmers on the switchboard unaccountably fused.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Economists say the challenge is compounded by longer-term inflation expectations, which have so far remained anchored.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • But though he got nominated everywhere, things never really coalesced for him.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Over the past few years, community involvement has coalesced around the issue of education.
    Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Chase scenes through the jungle and an FBI raid on a clinic providing treatment to the poor are united by the series’s overarching alignment with David against big pharma’s Goliath, an identity that feels as essential to the show as cutie creatures like Marshall’s tortoise Socrates.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Clint Eastwood and Hackman united decades later for 1992's Unforgiven, and Hackman won another Oscar for playing Little Bill, the black-hat sheriff infused with Popeye DNA.
    Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • These long cylinders of glacial ice packed with layers of dust, pollutants, and smoke are frozen time capsules that scientists can use to recreate past environmental conditions.
    Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Guests can also sip on signature cocktails like the Martha-tini or the refreshing frozen pomegranate Martha-rita.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Cemented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemented. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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