cohere

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How does the verb cohere contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of cohere are adhere, cleave, cling, and stick. While all these words mean "to become closely attached," cohere suggests a sticking together of parts so that they form a unified mass.

eggs will make the mixture cohere

When can adhere be used instead of cohere?

While in some cases nearly identical to cohere, adhere is often interchangeable with stick but sometimes implies a growing together.

antibodies adhering to a virus

In what contexts can cleave take the place of cohere?

The meanings of cleave and cohere largely overlap; however, cleave stresses strength of attachment.

the wet shirt cleaved to his back

When would cling be a good substitute for cohere?

The words cling and cohere can be used in similar contexts, but cling implies attachment by hanging on with arms or tendrils.

clinging to a capsized boat

When is it sensible to use stick instead of cohere?

In some situations, the words stick and cohere are roughly equivalent. However, stick implies attachment by affixing or by being glued together.

couldn't get the label to stick

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cohere That Season 2 coheres at all — given the intensive rewrites required and the tricky tonal balancing act embraced by this oft-silly action-comedy — is a testament to showrunner Michele Fazekas and her team. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2025 This requires not only diplomatic literacy but also the institutional memory to track patterns, connect signals and identify when conduct begins to cohere into policy. Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 The trend that began with the post-rezoning condo boom has fully cohered over the past 20 years, turning the former industrial hub into an outdoor mall that’s been a magnet for 30-somethings in tech and marketing along with, apparently, their parents. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 June 2025 Right now, looking around, there isn’t going to be a hero parachuting in, around which those energies can cohere. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cohere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohere
Verb
  • WalletHub then evaluated the five dimensions using 45 relevant metrics, with their corresponding weights.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Two years after the Golden State Valkyries paid $50 million as a league expansion fee, the three franchises set to enter into the league in 2028, 2029 and 2030 were announced with a corresponding $250 million expansion fee.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The evidence that Song was the shooter comes from a green mask the assailant wore from which samples that tested positive for Song’s DNA were taken and from interviews with cooperating sources, FBI Special Agent Clark Wiethorn testified at the hearing.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Council failed to speak up about recent threats facing the immigrant community, Mateo-Pascual said, including the controversial immigration enforcement bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The actress and singer appeared to be caught off guard during Monday's episode of Today after interviewer Melvin bluntly noted that the filming the movie coincided with the finalization of her divorce from Ben Affleck, who executive-produced the musical, earlier this year.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Deadline has confirmed that the original artwork was replaced by stills from the Ian Fleming spy movies over the weekend, following a social media backlash that coincided with James Bond Day on October 5.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The team unites design, R&D, and manufacturing under one roof to reduce unnecessary markups, so that consumers pay for craftsmanship, not middlemen.
    William Jones, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What unites these subscribers to America’s growing warrior culture is not their personal relationship to fighting but rather their perspective on what role the warrior, with the wisdom afforded by his abilities, should play in society.
    Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The high-compression fabric conforms to the body, while the double-layered waistband ensures a secure fit.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • For example, some birds of prey did not conform to the male advantage among birds, with female falcons and hawks in zoos outliving their male counterparts, according to the study.
    Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The unit collaborates with various federal, state, tribal, and local partners, including the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, to combat terrorism.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Then, as now, The Lancet medical journal collaborated with the environmental nonprofit EAT and dozens of international researchers to determine how food producers could feed the burgeoning global population without further harming the environment.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Government leaders and local experts on transit agree one-way streets, which were intended to make travel faster for commuters heading in and out of downtown, present safety concerns.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Oct. 2025
  • An undercover operation in 2022 revealed that Komarczyk and his associate, Irazmar Carbajal, agreed to move $100,000 of what the FBI believed to be sanctioned money belonging to members of Venezuela’s government.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There’s a lot to love about the Etronik weekender that fits up to three days’ worth of essentials, including all its handy separate compartments for dividing your clean and dirty (or wet and dry) clothes; plus, side and back-zipper pockets, too.
    Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Petite shoppers will be glad to hear that the cozy bottoms are available in both a 22- and 30-inch inseam; the former is designed to fit those under 5 feet 4 inches.
    Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Cohere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohere. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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