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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit
our two local teams fused into a larger regional team
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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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as in mixed
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
the many foundries would daily fuse copper and zinc to create the brass that made the city famous
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Recent Examples of fused
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
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
Armitage fused East African histories, mythology, sexuality, violence, and colonial memory into lush, unstable compositions that felt simultaneously intimate and epic.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Fresh from a weekend in Jamaica, my hair was in dire need of a detox from all the sweat, sand, and braid conditioning gel that fused together.
—Dana Oliver, Parents, 30 May 2026
Maldonado and his wife, Rocio Navarrete, opened El Gaucho Inca in 2011, which fused Peruvian, Argentinian and Italian cuisines.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Bezel setting is central to my work, as nearly every piece is built around handmade bezels which, in 22-karat gold, can be fused rather than soldered and then shaped and set entirely by hand using simple tools due to the metal’s purity and softness.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Once formed, the stars fused these two elements together, which created heavier elements that made later generations of stars.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Keeping them stable under those conditions requires precise control over a nickel base alloyed with multiple elements, each with different physical and chemical properties, that must be uniformly melted, fused, and kept free of impurities.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
Outside the tunnel's future entrance, sparks flew as a team of welders fused pieces of the massive cutterheads.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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
James Blood Ulmer, the innovative guitarist who fused avant-garde jazz with funk and the blues, died on June 3, according to a statement his family published via DownBeat.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
Armitage fused East African histories, mythology, sexuality, violence, and colonial memory into lush, unstable compositions that felt simultaneously intimate and epic.
—Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Fresh from a weekend in Jamaica, my hair was in dire need of a detox from all the sweat, sand, and braid conditioning gel that fused together.
—Dana Oliver, Parents, 30 May 2026
Maldonado and his wife, Rocio Navarrete, opened El Gaucho Inca in 2011, which fused Peruvian, Argentinian and Italian cuisines.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Bezel setting is central to my work, as nearly every piece is built around handmade bezels which, in 22-karat gold, can be fused rather than soldered and then shaped and set entirely by hand using simple tools due to the metal’s purity and softness.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Once formed, the stars fused these two elements together, which created heavier elements that made later generations of stars.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 27 May 2026
Keeping them stable under those conditions requires precise control over a nickel base alloyed with multiple elements, each with different physical and chemical properties, that must be uniformly melted, fused, and kept free of impurities.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026
Outside the tunnel's future entrance, sparks flew as a team of welders fused pieces of the massive cutterheads.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fused
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Electra has provided a glimpse of the airliner of 2050 with its hybrid aircraft concept capable of carrying more than 100 passengers while using electrification, advanced aerodynamics, and integrated airframe-propulsion design to improve efficiency and reduce emissions.—
David Szondy
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2026
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The winners among the Tier-1s will be those who climb the value chain into Ethernet networking, zone-controller modules, and integrated software stacks; companies like Aptiv, Bosch, and Continental are already trying to reposition from hardware vendors into system integrators.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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For context, Federico Chiesa has nine combined in 153 minutes for Liverpool this season, all as a substitute.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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To analyse the event, the team combined X-ray data from NASA’s Swift Observatory with radio measurements from the Very Large Array.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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Although this winter’s rain and snow levels were below normal in California and a March heat wave melted much of the Sierra snowpack, reservoirs across the state are full or near-full because the prior three winters were wetter-than-normal and filled them to the top.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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My earlier fatigue melted away.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Adonai Mitchell and John Metchie have both shown flashes of talent, mixed in with far too many drops — Metchie had three over the last two weeks alone.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
8 Dec. 2025
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That's not a given as climate change is driving an overall decline in ice cover mixed with swings from extreme high to low ice years.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Margarine’s fatty acids are mainly unsaturated, from blended plant oils.—
Rosemary Trout,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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Indiana is home to diverse families including married and unmarried couples, single parents, grandparents raising grandchildren, blended families, adoptive families and LGBTQ+ parents and children.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Walton connected in the fifth for his first major league homer since 2024 and only the fifth of his seven-year career.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Research suggests that career achievement and mental health are deeply connected.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Although foreign trade with China was severely constrained following the 1949 communist victory in the country’s civil war, interest revived in the 1970s as Sino-American relations thawed and Chinese leaders began liberalizing the economy.—
Time,
Time,
3 Dec. 2025
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Deep-frying a turkey, especially a frozen or partially thawed bird, is one of the leading causes of Thanksgiving-day fires, prompting annual reminders from safety agencies to use caution or avoid the method altogether.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Nov. 2025
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In 2000, America Online merged with Time Warner in a $350 billion deal — the largest merger in American business history and one that ultimately proved to be a failure.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
7 Dec. 2025
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The Spa The hotel's Akasha Spa invites guests into a sanctuary inspired by Eastern philosophies merged with contemporary wellness practices.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Fused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fused. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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