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

Brand founder Tata Harper uses it as the first step in her skin-care regimen to plump her skin and improve absorption for the serums and moisturizers that follow.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 29 July 2026
Many local market advisory firms track investment volume and absorption on a quarterly basis.

— Srinivasulu Mupparaju, Forbes.com, 29 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

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The book — with its treatment of racial integration as equivalent to the death-penalty federal crime of treason — has inspired numerous acts of racist violence through the years since its publication.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Achieving this requires robust data integration and convincing guests that sharing preferences yields significant value.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of integration

Noun

The latest evidence is Miami Realtors’ merger with Martin County Realtors on the Treasure Coast, whose members serve luxury properties on Jupiter Island, Sewall’s Point and the Stuart waterfront.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
But the clock will start up again just soon as Ellison gets clearance to land … and the likelihood of a successful merger with WBD still looks to be at about 85%.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 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 family and business can present unique financial planning opportunities and challenges, with decisions often taking personal and technical factors into account.

— Matthew Kayser July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
This merging of influences into our lives occurs with the most important aspects of life.

— Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

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