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verb

past tense of fuse
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as in melted
to go from a solid to a liquid state the lightning strike was so hot it caused the electrical wires to fuse and then drip onto the road

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Recent Examples of fused
Adjective
These hybrid corals, also called fused acropora, combine the best features of their parents. — Alex Harris july 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 During the production process, two separate sheets of aluminum are pressed together through powerful rollers, resulting in a single, fused sheet that has one shiny side and one side with a matte finish. — Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 6 June 2026 Its tech is essentially a hybrid of direct ink printing and fused deposition modeling, two of several techniques being developed by companies vying to bring these energy sources to market. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026 Luckily, between 10 and 20 weeks, the pregnancy stabilized, but it was then revealed during an anatomy scan that her daughter had a single umbilical artery and fused kidneys, leading to frequent monitoring and long drives to different specialists. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026 Like the temporary residents of its way station between the living and the dead, the choice is yours in terms of fused cinematic comparisons. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025 The pair features a fused Swoosh logo where past Flyknit iterations were typically printed and sees the addition of a padded tongue and lacing configuration reminiscent of the brand’s Vomero 18 running shoe. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
For instance, a transposon fused in the right location can, by chance, create a novel protein that goes on to regulate other genes spread throughout the genome. — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 The collection, entitled City Town Country, fused many of Kane’s design signatures with Mulberry’s heritage materials and silhouettes. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 With their bodies fused to his own, the monstrous Bryan roars atop the hospital as a military helicopter takes aim at him. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026 Lately, though, the idea of generality seems to have fused with that of superhuman intelligence. — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026 First introduced in the early 2000s, the Goadome fused traditional boot construction with Air Max technology. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Tour Edge used a titanium face fused with a stainless steel head and put weight low and deep to help launch the ball and aid in forgiveness. — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 Last year’s Ninja Gaiden 4 from Team Ninja and PlatinumGames fused a demanding combat sandbox with a dynamic resource meter that actively rewarded high-level play. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Bars of steel are fused together like a sandwich, heat-treated and tempered for durability and sharpness, and then ground down, polished, etched, and honed. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fused
Adjective
  • This extremely small amount of electricity can serve as a signal for integrated technologies.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Real-time patient tracking dashboards can further improve visibility by assigning patients to rooms, beds or recliners, while integrated bed management can streamline availability and cleaning workflows.
    — Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Streets in New Jersey and New York, which were under a state of emergency, were already flooded as the storm and high tide combined for dangerous conditions.
    — Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But uncertainty about what to study, combined with the potential cost, turned him away from that traditional path.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The crust was crisp and golden, hiding a rich, savory filling of smoky, tender brisket and melted cheese that captured the essence of a classic Philly cheesesteak, wrapped in a warm, flaky shell.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, an executive at the technician’s company, Pearce Services, called investigators and said the worker saw one solar panel melted and another on fire in the early moments of the blaze before Lineage knew what was happening.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers mixed ice with cellulose nanocrystals, extremely small, stiff particles made from cellulose.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond’s sound and look, which mixed international rock influences with a Hong Kong that was changing fast through the 1980s and early 1990s, became bound up with a generation of young fans.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The harder pitch is mousse, cheesecake filling, protein bark and frozen desserts made with blended cottage cheese instead of cream cheese or mascarpone.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than bucketing viewers according to those who lean back and those who interact, Wilms says the company’s research shows a more blended experience.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps this accident of birth is connected to the subtle rebuff of modern life in Marcon’s films.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Health officials said an individual with measles passed through Philadelphia International Airport and that the case is not connected to the recent exposure that occurred at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Undamaged tomatoes can often be washed, their stems removed, and frozen solid, then thawed and used in salsas, stews, or marinara later on.
    — Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But if time is not on your side, salmon can also be thawed in cold water and in the microwave.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Privately, even with layoffs looming once the companies are merged, the ambitious Democrats were wobbly kneed in this corporate game of chicken that MAGA-friendly Ellison would leave them holding the bag jut before the midterms.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The company says the design came from an internal competition at Renault Design that drew more than 300 sketches, eventually narrowed to two scale models that were merged into the final shape.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Fused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fused. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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