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

Supplements may help people with limited diets or absorption issues, but most adults can hit their targets by eating a variety of fruits and vegetables.

— Christina Manian, Health, 23 July 2026
What has changed is the depth of private-sector shock absorption sitting between bad news and a central bank response.

— Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of absorption

Noun

Despite his individual excellence, Forsberg deferred to the Kings’ recent coalescence.

— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
Spike focused on important design features with a major focus on geometry, including features like a long nose and high sweep, and a custom tail volume and multi-lobe lift distribution, aiming to reduce shock coalescence.

— Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025

Definition of coalescence

Noun

The multi-year partnership will align the companies’ technology roadmaps around advanced packaging methods, including high-density interconnects and heterogeneous integration.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
The cost of that approach can balloon quickly, stalling integration efforts as officials grapple with limited funds.

— Derek Williams, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of integration

Noun

The states filed their suit on Monday, alleging that the $111 billion merger will harm competition in the theatrical and basic cable markets.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 July 2026
Penn West, the new Pennsylvania State System institution formed by the merger of three struggling regional colleges, is eliminating 71 programs.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of merger

Noun

But Weber’s account is also a reminder that the project of linguistic homogenization had a republican, and not merely an administrative, justification.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Her nonfiction includes The Gentrification of The Mind, a memoir of the homogenization of her city in the wake of the AIDS crisis.

— Sarah Schulman, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Definition of homogenization

Noun

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

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
The ominous buzzing of phones, the commingling of accomplishment and humiliation, the sudden pathos of cheap glass awards, the rage at their now-former CEO’s $11 million paycheck… David Frankel’s film knew exactly which buttons to push in our particular audience.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of commingling

Noun

This merging of influences into our lives occurs with the most important aspects of life.

— Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Warner and Paramount argue that merging will be good for growth in the industry and give consumers access to more content, especially if HBO Max and Paramount+ libraries are combined.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 14 July 2026

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