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as in gluing

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cementing

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cementing
  1. gluing
  2. combining
  3. cohesiveness
  4. uniting
  5. bonding
  6. fusing
  7. tenacity
  8. coalescing
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
  • On the other side, a number of A-listers have added their names to an anti-merger petition that has drawn more than 5,000 signatures, citing fears about potential layoffs and sensitivity around combining two major studios.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Faster response against undersea threats The company said combining commercial software development methods with current military hardware can help deliver new capabilities faster.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 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 push westward On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met in Promontory, Utah – uniting their two tracks and making the transcontinental railroad whole.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • The Knicks winning the NBA championship after 53 years sparked wild celebrations in New York, inspiring collective joy and uniting diverse communities across all five boroughs.
    — Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of uniting
Noun
  • Healthy feedback becomes bonding when the shared goal is improvement.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Many coaches opt to spend at least a few days away from campus during preseason workouts to promote more team bonding.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonding
Verb
  • The hard part was splicing the fiber—fusing together hair-thin glass strands that connected homes to the larger network.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
  • In the story, Pakistan is born on Lenny’s eighth birthday, fusing personal and national history.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of fusing
Noun
  • For example, education reinforces the drive and tenacity of courage and the results-orientation of drive in evaluation and grading processes that underweight humility, humanity, and collaboration.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Cornerback Smith Snowden, Michigan Jontez Williams, USC Snowden forced 18 incompletions and broke up 11 passes (per PFF) over the past two years at Utah and will take his blend of speed and tenacity to Michigan.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of tenacity
Verb
  • That level of play, led by stellar pitching, pristine defense and timely offense finally coalescing, has lent credence to the belief this team can be a contender in a topsy-turvy AL despite an atrocious start to the year.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Reviews have just come in, coalescing into a Metacritic score.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of coalescing

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