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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 overnight storm was likely triggered by a glancing CME arrival that combined with lingering effects from a high-speed solar wind stream, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • By 1957, Levittown was spending 16 percent of its annual school budget on debt service, more than the salaries of all of its junior-high and high-school teachers combined.
    Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The state’s investigation, Bry said, gives hope to hockey parents across the country who feel stuck in a system in which corporate interests exploit families and kids’ passions for profit.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • According to Shelter Animals Count, large breeds make up 29 percent of all shelter intakes but only 26 percent of adoptions, leaving many stuck in kennels while smaller dogs find homes more quickly.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Because these ultra-small devices are fused with living biological cells before injection, they are not rejected by the immune system and can cross the blood-brain barrier naturally, a key advantage over conventional implants that require invasive access.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Byler is their last names fused together.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Its recovery has been splintered, given the varying subsectors of retail, from large indoor malls to big-box centers to grocery-anchored, open-air strip centers.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The thinking being the inflation will not prove persistent as inflation expectations remain anchored.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Neither Congress nor the White House has coalesced around any bills or workarounds to save it while the government is still mostly shuttered.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Eventually, his thoughts coalesced around the concept of wish fulfillment.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The two are united by Perry- esque symmetries.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Supporters of the Cougars and Red Raiders have united behind Texas Tech’s official barber, Ivan Ortiz, and his wife, Maddie Ortiz, after Maddie suffered severe injuries in a recent car crash.
    Sam Jane, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • For context, a simple baguette, which can be made with additives and baked from frozen, is around a euro.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Target’s four-person meal costs less than $20, about the same as in 2024, but substitutes green beans and cream of mushroom soup for French bread and frozen corn — also not an apples-to-apples comparison.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Cemented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemented. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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