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cementing

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verb

present participle of cement

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cementing
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
Verb
  • The maps are created by combining satellite imagery that detects sargassum in the open ocean with models that track ocean currents.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • By combining fleet data with external weather information, the company has developed higher-resolution maps of conditions such as coastal fog, particularly in places like San Francisco and Phoenix, where weather can shift sharply over short distances.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Consider matching metals throughout the room for cohesiveness in your design.
    Macie Stump, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
  • The Giants also lost offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo, who players credited for the unit’s cohesiveness.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sikh motorcycle clubs have sprouted around the country as a means of social bonding in addition to recreation.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • The funding does not include paid family leave for care and bonding time with the baby for either parent.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • The result was a single, self-consistent model uniting elements physically and statistically.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 May 2026
  • Frank never had a chance of uniting the crowd following lethargic home defeats to Chelsea, Fulham and Arsenal.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • For character traits, officials look for tenacity, an unbridled love to pull and run as part of a team, and social skills.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Under Luis Enrique, the Parisians have become one of, if not, the dominant forces in the European game and, with a young squad full of togetherness, tenacity and a tiresome work ethic, the sky really is the limit for this team.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Azumi aims to reinterpret these, long famed for fusing historic aesthetics with unrivaled hospitality.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
  • But Muskism is not about replacing countries with ​companies — ​it is about fusing the two.
    Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Inclusion of the group’s members in talks with American negotiators in Pakistan last month suggested Tehran was seeking to show internal cohesion.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • Several visiting unaffiliated curators, who would not go on the record for this story with quotes, begged for more cohesion.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026

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“Cementing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cementing. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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