CEMENTING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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

There were small tables that needed gluing, and there was always clothing to be mended, and, on this day, a lawn chair whose shredded side pieces were being replaced with unmatching but whimsical bits of material.

— Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Practice your toddler's grouping and gluing skills in this candy corn craft from Thriving Home.

— Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 6 Oct. 2025

Definition of gluing

Verb

Rays batters struck out 13 times after combining for 14 in the first two games.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The farm's latest maze pays tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton, combining a fall favorite with a celebration of the singer's music and philanthropy.

— Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of combining

Noun

Some of it could be traced back to the level and cohesiveness of the opponent – Maryland returned 71% of its production from last year, second-most in the FBS – but some, too, goes back to a collection of mistakes that the Huskies have to eliminate.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026
There’s real cohesiveness and a sense of purpose that’s developed since the Lawrence trade sent shockwaves throughout the NFL and the home locker room at Paycor Stadium.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of cohesiveness

Verb

Lee said Chow’s films had always crossed language and cultural lines, uniting audiences through his mix of action, comedy and heart.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
This time, the growing movement is uniting families like the Bourrées around the dinner table, with parents, teachers, and even local lawmakers joining the protests.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of uniting

Noun

But really, traveling around with my best friends was such an incredibly bonding, grounding experience.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026
The stadium will be funded through the state’s bonding program called sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds that stretch across a sweeping two-county district.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bonding

Verb

Resilience does not come from replacing existing infrastructure but from fusing independent transport layers.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Googlebooks are trying to stand out by fusing Android and ChromeOS into a more powerful operating system that can also access content on your phone and harness Google's Gemini AI.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of fusing

Verb

This extreme foregrounding of character in terms of action endows the cast with a retrospective air of typecasting, in a positive sense—the actors seem made for their parts, coalescing with their characters temperamentally.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
Every so often, the British writer-director Mike Leigh makes a movie in which the stars — and the tartly casual dramatic scenes — line up, coalescing into a full-on vision of prickly humanity.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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