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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
  • By combining all the different brands in a single kitchen, Lore said Wonder can serve geographies and regions that don’t have the population numbers to support larger fast-casual chains like Chipotle or Cava.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 10 June 2026
  • An instant coconut cordial is made by combining coconut milk and sugar.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Create cohesiveness from room to room A luxury-smelling home isn’t one note repeated everywhere.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
  • The league came out of the week preaching a message of cohesiveness and strength.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Thune’s reservations over quickly uniting Republicans for yet another package ahead of the midterm elections come in the wake of the latest arduous undertaking.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026
  • Moonshot and Earthshot Prince William and Caroline Kennedy uniting for the Earthshot Prize represented the next generation of Kennedys and Windsors working together.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • An amendment made during Wednesday’s Finance Committee meeting would prohibit the city from bonding against future tax increment revenue without the buy-in of either the Fulton County Commission or Atlanta’s school board.
    Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 11 June 2026
  • Mitchell pitched his vision to the council last month in a late-night email and PowerPoint that promised a spouses day at city hall, team bonding events at sports events, monthly TV shows and new vice chair positions on the five council committees.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Helphenstein, the owner of a Los Angeles gallery, launched the Instagram account Jerry Gogosian in 2018, fusing the names of renowned art critic Jerry Saltz and megallerist Larry Gagosian.
    News Desk, Artforum, 1 June 2026
  • Medics are also fusing together some of her discs.
    Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • But Jordan, in his 20th season, has perennially been one of the NHL’s best two-way forwards — a two-time Selke Trophy finalist who plays with fire and tenacity.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • The same principle is true with squirrels, although your results will depend on the tenacity of your particular furry visitor.
    Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • The state's housing and affordability crisis has become a focal point of this year's gubernatorial campaigns, with polls showing voters slowly coalescing support around a handful of Democratic and two Republican frontrunners among the over 50 candidates listed on the ballot.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 2 June 2026

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“Cementing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cementing. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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