CONCRETION Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

concretion

noun

Definition of concretion

as in absorption

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Recent Examples of concretion Love boasts no inherent magic by which these differences may be neatly expunged; each one must be resolved, or left open, in the total concretion of experience. — Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024 The museum was interested and asked to keep it to work on it to take off the many layers on concretion on it. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2024 Parade sets out to go beyond the novel’s habitual concretion, to undo our attachment to the stability of selfhood and its social markers. — Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 14 June 2024 The head of the ankylosaur still partly encased in the concretion it was discovered in. — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for concretion

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Noun

Plus serums have a lightweight formula designed for better absorption.

— Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Adding black pepper to turmeric may improve curcumin absorption.

— Merve Ceylan, HEALTH, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of absorption

Noun

This variation may occur because citric acid inhibits bubble coalescence, similar to the additives in Diet Coke.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
Despite his individual excellence, Forsberg deferred to the Kings’ recent coalescence.

— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of coalescence

Noun

Frenzy 6’s upcoming integration work will provide the next indication of how quickly the design can move toward flight.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The labs are sending their best engineers inside the Fortune 500 to build the enterprise’s AI integration for them, at zero cost.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of integration

Noun

Rancho Cordova has grown by nearly 47% since its incorporation, but a central gathering place on this scale has yet to take shape.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Overall revenue in the second fiscal quarter was largely driven by the incorporation of broadcast rival Tegna, which Nexstar officially acquired in March.

— Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of incorporation

Noun

The reason most never trigger the federal reporting requirement is because these acquisitions happen through a series of smaller, piecemeal deals rather than one large merger.

— Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Hill became a member of the fire department in 2010 after a merger with the Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust, according to a news release.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of merger

Noun

This homogenization was already underway with the rise of the Instagram Face, characterized by prominent cheekbones, fuller lips, sharp jawlines and lifted eyes.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
This expansion of Hoodoo’s geography and urban shift also brought about a level of homogenization and the decline of regional distinctions.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of homogenization

Noun

In advance of Tuesday’s formal commingling of assets, TNT Sports chairman and CEO Luis Silberwasser informed staffers of his imminent departure from the company.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The commingling of late night and overtly liberal politics has been a narrative for a decade now, ever since Colbert’s ratings skyrocketed (for engaging in them) and Jimmy Fallon’s tanked (for not) in the president’s first term.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of commingling

Noun

For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Prediction markets enable a more complete merging of the financial with the social and linguistic than social media has been able to achieve.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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