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

The tech tracks patterns over time rather than snapping random images, following frequency, consistency and shape to draw insights about hydration, digestion and nutrient absorption.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
There is disquiet in the absorption that translation requires, the way the self enters another world at the possible expense of the current one.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of absorption

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The simple way to think about this product is a closer integration between Salesforce's library of customers' valuable data and the capabilities of the Claude model.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
It is intended to provide additional capacity for the production and integration of complex defense electronics, where manufacturing and testing requirements can be extensive.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of integration

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Whoever enters the highest bid gets the player, with ties usually decided either through a timing element (first highest bid wins) or the incorporation of a secondary waiver priority mechanism (team with the highest bid and highest priority wins).

— Sports Betting, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The trailer also promises to touch on how then-contemporary thoughts of women as too innocent to murder helped Lizzie get acquitted, and teases the incorporation of other stories of female killers throughout history.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of incorporation

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Congress recognized that broadcast mergers raise complex legal, economic, and technical questions that require specialized expertise.

— Robin Rossenfeld, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Both galaxy pairs featured above, Arp 143 and II Zw 096, highlight mergers and collisions between galaxies.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of merger

Noun

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
While Hyatt and Marriott continue significant investment, some industry veterans express concern about the potential homogenization of the all-inclusive experience, advocating for local authenticity.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of homogenization

Noun

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
In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Definition of commingling

Noun

The agreement comes on the heels of Pine Villa Elementary merging with Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts to form a K-12 campus in Goulds.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Although the regular season matchups became quasi-annual after the 1996 merging of the Big 8 and the Southwest Conference to create the Big 12, the two teams still managed to find a way to one up another with some high stakes on the line.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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