CEMENTING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in gluing

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verb

present participle of cement

as in combining

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Recent Examples of cementing

Noun

No matter what transpires on the field, though, the cementing of the club’s foundation in Miami proper should be the first line of its year in review. — Avi Creditor, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Practice your toddler's grouping and gluing skills in this candy corn craft from Thriving Home.

— Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 6 Oct. 2025
The result led Brittenham and Hermiller to an infinite list of other counterexamples, including almost any knot that’s built by winding two strings and gluing.

— Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025

Definition of gluing

Verb

Gel pencil eyeliner Think of a gel pencil as the middle ground between a traditional pencil and a liquid liner, combining convenience with staying power.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
The companies believe combining autonomous maritime systems with modular air defence capabilities could provide navies and security agencies with greater operational flexibility while reducing overall costs.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

Definition of combining

Noun

Despite the high stakes, there’s been no spark or cohesiveness in France’s attack, which has oddly looked devoid of ideas and inspiration.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
The Sixers are closer to New York on paper but will lack the cohesiveness the Knicks have built.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of cohesiveness

Verb

Though the team failed to advance to the knockout round, its historic run inspired an outpouring of national pride, while uniting Haitians at home and abroad.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
On FedEx’s transformation How FedEx is uniting its Express and Ground networks, simplifying the organization, and building digital capabilities for e-commerce.

— Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Definition of uniting

Noun

The former soccer star and his wife often turned the matches into a family bonding activity, bringing along their sons, Romeo and Cruz, and their daughter, Harper.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
These kinds of behaviors likely facilitate better communication, reduce anxiety, enhance bonding, and promote a stronger fighting force.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of bonding

Verb

Unlike conventional power plants, fusion aims to generate electricity by fusing light atomic nuclei, producing large amounts of energy without carbon emissions during operation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Adrian, creative and energetic from childhood on—and raised in the presence of movie cameras—became a filmmaker himself, fusing a passion for extreme skiing with his cinematic sensibility.

— Marina Harss, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Definition of fusing

Noun

An example of the 30-year-old’s tenacity is shown below, during the 3-0 round of 32 win against Austria.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Thwarted by England’s tenacity and gregariousness, the twinkle-toed talisman and his team were staring down the barrel of a World Cup exit.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of tenacity

Verb

Yangten Rinpoche is currently digitizing the entire canon of the 14th Dalai Lama’s teachings, comprising over 110 books, and is looking into coalescing that wisdom into an AI agent which people can solicit for his spiritual advice.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
But they also are tethered together in a vital and distinct way, coalescing here as nowhere else even while reflecting something deeper and broader that this particular World Cup has come to mean.

— Vahe Gregorian July 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

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