cements 1 of 2

plural of cement

cements

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cement

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cements
Noun
This move only further cements McConaughey’s status as a Texas legend. Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The action today was some of the most exhilarating racing the Tour has witnessed for decades, and surely cements today’s format as the future of the final stage. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The nominal growth is tremendous, but the rate of change simply can’t keep up, and the descent from 60%-100% annual growth rates down to a more modest 15%-20% pace cements this outlook. Todd Gordon, CNBC, 22 July 2026 With a bullpen game looming in the nightcap, Yamamoto’s efficiency saves arms and cements his status as the staff ace. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 The three episodes of this outstanding series that were made available cements the claim that some of the most creative animated storytelling is being generated from anime. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Today’s ruling cements those reforms and builds on decades of work to secure equal educational opportunities for women and girls. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 As a result of the deal, PMC has acquired Vox’s leading brands, creating a combined portfolio that consists of over 25 titles and cements PMC’s position as the world’s largest digital media publisher. Robb Report Staff, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 The danger is that the new rule cements festival tiering to an even greater extent and creates more of a have and have nots landscape. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Verb
But instead, what the public saw was a term sheet that specifies at a very high level, a very weak settlement that really cements Live Nation's dominance, that will cement Live Nation's technology as the preferred ticketing infrastructure. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cements
Noun
  • The Science of Glue Molecular glues work in a fundamentally different way from other oral medicines.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
  • The science of glue Molecular glues work in a fundamentally different way from other oral medicines.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Just as Treasury is likely forced back toward longer-term bonds, the Fed under new Chair Kevin Warsh is moving to shrink its own balance sheet.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Grooming can help remove parasites, improve hygiene and reinforce social bonds.
    Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Two fuels, one engine At the heart of the demonstration is Amogy’s AMMDrive platform, which combines the company’s ammonia reformer with 2G Energy’s Agenitor 412 engine-generator.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The result is labs like Sonic Jeel, which focuses on sonic cultures; the Anthro-tech Atelier, which combines anthropology and design; and xLab, which designs typefaces and electronic displays built for Arabic scripts.
    Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • For example, decorations may be strictly limited to the door (and not the surrounding hallway walls), and adhesives, which can damage the paint on doors, may be used in creative pursuits.
    Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
  • The aerospace expansion aims to produce high-performance structural adhesives and surfacing products for commercial aerospace and space exploration.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • The channel, which automatically receives links to modmail messages, was flooded with alerts after dozens of comments and posts dating back 10 years were automatically removed from the subreddit.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • From there, people can click on links to contribute to Larkin’s campaign.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes there are those lightning bolt moments where the creative just coalesces.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Under Labor rules, a leadership contest can be triggered if sufficient backing coalesces behind a challenger, typically through nominations from MPs and affiliated groups.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The State Ethics Commission on Monday overruled an administrative law judge who found that two Republican groups with ties to the defunct First Liberty Building & Loan did not violate campaign finance laws.
    David Wickert, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The statues of Polyphemus, Scylla and Charybdis, and other figures from The Odyssey discovered in Tiberius’s villa attest to the area’s millennia-long ties to myths and legends.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The debut installment unites Oscar winner Mahershala Ali with NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown, followed by a second episode pairing Off Campus sensation Belmont Cameli with NHL phenom Macklin Celebrini.
    THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This protest was unique in the sense that education unites everyone.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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“Cements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cements. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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