cohering

verb

present participle of cohere
1
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle

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2
as in cooperating
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association

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Recent Examples of cohering Every once in a while a crow calls, but there’s not much structure to it, with the sounds listlessly bouncing off the walls imposed by the five-minute runtimes instead of cohering into a rhythm. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026 During the controversy that followed, his disdain for women began cohering into a political identity. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 In this show the palette shifted from the artist’s familiar Pepto-Bismol pink to slightly more somber shades, of saffron, eggplant, and rose; the colors had a touch of Bob Thompson about them, blocky flat shapes cohering into apparitions. — Helen Molesworth, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohering
  1. corresponding
  2. cooperating
  3. coinciding
  4. uniting
  5. conforming
  6. collaborating
  7. consisting
  8. agreeing
Verb
  • Núñez finally found a body corresponding to the number she was given.
    — Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Like Antigone, the novel is told in five acts, er, parts, each corresponding to a central character.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of corresponding
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  • Police said the truck driver remained on scene and has been cooperating with traffic investigators.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Jackson County Sheriff Ledbetter John told The Associated Press that Wells' friends were cooperating with the investigation.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of cooperating
Verb
  • Projections place Trailer 3's release between late July and early August, potentially coinciding with Take-Two's earnings call or major global events.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The coinciding online sale of 51 lots raised a little under €200,000 (before fees).
    — George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
Definition of coinciding
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  • 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
Verb
  • This year, the conforming loan limit ranges from $832,750 in most areas to $1,249,125 in high-cost areas, according to the FHFA.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • Vice president of communications Erin Kaplan says the classic innerspring mattress delivered temperature-regulating, body-conforming comfort for her as a side sleeper.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
Definition of conforming
Verb
  • Smith has worked with the Marks family for more than two decades, collaborating on several projects, including their Malibu home.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
  • Those ambitions have been apparent since at least 2023, when OpenAI reportedly started collaborating with former Apple design chief Jony Ive.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of collaborating
Verb
  • The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.
    — Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Existing commercial solar panels are also physically bulky systems consisting not just of photovoltaic materials but also of thick protective glass, encapsulation layers, metallic contacts, mounting hardware, and structural framing.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
Definition of consisting
Verb
  • Moriarty says this is also a two-way street, with local investigators agreeing to share evidence with the feds.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Following the film’s casting announcement, conservative commentator Matt Walsh criticized Lupita Nyong’o’s casting as Helen of Troy in posts on X, with Elon Musk replied to one of Walsh’s posts, agreeing.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
Definition of agreeing

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