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fused

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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
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
After 9/11, the Bush administration fused counterterrorism with national defense through the global war on terrorism. Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026 The real breakthrough is continuous data lineage fused with identity-aware governance, where every dataset, permission and transfer is traceable in real time. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Gompers’s line drawings fused Heinz Edelmann with the woodblock frontispiece of the Chinese translation of the Diamond Sutra. Literary Hub, 29 June 2026 Breakfast browse Twins Mercy and Goodness were born with their skulls fused together. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 In Darwin’s day, of course, the processes by which gametes are formed and then fused had yet to be discovered. Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The protests have since fused with wider public anger over opaque real estate deals and alleged government corruption. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 June 2026 At its core, the documentary underscores the seismic impact of Earth, Wind & Fire, a band that fused jazz, funk, soul and pop into a global sound that defined an era. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026 In Los Angeles, food entrepreneurs fused Korean barbecue with Mexican American culinary traditions to create the now iconic Korean BBQ taco, a dish that could only have emerged in a city shaped by both communities. Ashley Rose Young, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fused
Adjective
  • Look for a local service that doesn’t use toxic chemicals — or choose safer options and use integrated pest management when possible.
    Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • This finding helped establish quantum wells as a viable foundation for integrated terahertz devices.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • That's more than round-trip flights between New York and Singapore, Los Angeles and Doha, Qatar, and London and the Australian city of Perth combined.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Mbappe has combined well with Michael Olise, profiting from three assists provided by the Bayern Munich player.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • Use leftover cheese scraps, cut up, in pasta salad, melted in macaroni and cheese, or add to snack boxes.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026
  • Soon my body melted away, leaving only the rush of my breath and the slow metronome of my heart.
    Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • But soaking produce in water with a few teaspoons of baking soda mixed in can get fruit and veggies even cleaner and potentially remove leftover pesticide residue too.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
  • In Greater China, which includes the Hong Kong and Macao markets, the picture was mixed, with retail sales rising 9 percent on a stable store base, but wholesale replenishment orders described as modest.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Adjective
  • Coordination with tax advisors or estate attorneys is especially important for blended families, international elements or larger estates.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Bündchen decided to stay in the relationship, and Brady’s son, Jack, became an important part of their blended family.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Unlike renewable sources, nuclear reactors can generate energy on demand and can be connected directly to the grid.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Additionally, 85 million pounds of food thawed, burned and spoiled inside, creating a terrible smell that emanated from the property.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Microwaving food tends to create hot spots, so raw meat might be thawed in some parts and still frozen in others.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Performance, fashion, choreography, and storytelling merged into a single visual package that could be broadcast repeatedly into millions of homes.
    Kara Rogers Britannica Editors July 21, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • The company had an enterprise value of nearly $6 billion after Saudi telco stc merged its own tower portfolio with TAWAL in 2024.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 20 July 2026

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