CEMENTING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

cementing 1 of 2

noun

as in gluing

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cementing

2 of 2

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

Zhao said the controller even outperformed the software supplied by the robot’s manufacturer, demonstrating the value of combining machine-learning research with real-world robotics.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Customers order through Wonder’s app, combining dishes from multiple concepts in one transaction, with Wonder handling cooking and last‑mile delivery itself.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 16 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

The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

Definition of uniting

Noun

But what makes this latest bonding so compelling is that it wasn’t designed by the government.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Advances in hybrid bonding now allow electronic and photonic chiplets to be manufactured separately, then integrated into a single optical engine that sits beside GPUs or switches.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026

Definition of bonding

Verb

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
Best July 4th Bose Headphone Deal Bose QuietComfort The Bose QuietComfort Headphones claim absolute silence by fusing industry-leading active noise cancellation mechanics with plush, pressure-relieving over-ear cushions.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026

Definition of fusing

Noun

Led by those two, the depth and tenacity of Argentina were on full display from the opening kick, with no signs of being lethargic despite having nothing to play for except national pride.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2026
The Free tent fly is crafted from a blend of recycled high-tenacity 15D Robic nylon Gossamer calls Clearskies.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 June 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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