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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
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
Arpita Singh, an Indian painter whose hallucinatory work fused allusions to real-world violence with uninterpretable dream imagery, died on Monday in New Delhi. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026 And while unstable coalitions repeatedly fused and dissolved in the halls of power, outside these halls pipes burst and roads crumbled. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 5 Nov. 2026 Apparently unsatisfied with his million other aliases, Atkins fused with von Oswald and Fehlmann for 3 Men in Berlin, or 3MB for short. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026 Science fiction is a broad genre, and in one of its most beloved forms, it’s fused with the dynamics of a thriller. — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026 Once the hair’s fused to his scalp, Homer starts thinking like Snake, and goes after those who sent him to the Big House in the first place, including Bart. — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026 Inside those embryonic worlds, heat and pressure gave rise to more complexity—perhaps 250 distinct minerals, which fused to make the early Earth. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 The architect and designer has perfectly fused Milanese traditions with contemporary style. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 The big bang flooded the universe with hydrogen and helium, plenty of which fused together within stars to create many heavier elements right up to iron. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fused
Adjective
  • The new system provides naval forces with an integrated and readily deployable solution that can be adapted to different operational environments.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Unlike their predecessor, the MDR-3R has an in-line remote control and an integrated microphone.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The teams combined atomic-scale simulations with electron microscopy and experiments to see how changes in the two materials could help meet growing demand for denser data storage as AI use expands.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The teams combined for 1,220 yards of offense — 894 of those before halftime — but a few defensive plays in the fourth quarter were as big as any of the game's 13 plays of at least 30 yards.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Meltwater from this ice sheet and other global ice that melted during that period flowed into the ocean.
    — John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The heat from the flames also melted the siding on the neighboring house.
    — Aziza Shuler, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • With the level of skill and talent in the room and Fagen’s neurotic focus, The Nightfly would be a glimmering sonic masterpiece, even as his material looked back to the days of two-track recordings mixed to mono.
    — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Near-seasonable temperatures with periods of cloud coverage mixed with sunshine are forecast in Central Florida on Sunday.
    — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Her eyes were softly defined with blended brown tones that could easily work just as well as a daytime look.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Organizers say examples of thriving blended gardens will be provided.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Davinder Singh, 28, is being held without bail at the Sutter County Jail, and investigators are also probing a separate Saturday shooting across from the Sikh Temple to determine whether the two incidents are connected.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The synergy between the two players stood out as Edmonds connected with Robinson for a number of big shots.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Thanksgiving travel will soon commence, Mariah Carey has thawed, coffee shops are pushing gingerbread and hot chocolate concoctions, and holiday party invites are getting ready to be being signed, sealed and delivered.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The bakery offers raw frozen pies to be baked at home and baked frozen pies to be thawed.
    — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • If Congress legally merged the two funds, combined reserves would last until 2034 and then cover 83% of benefits, according to CRFB.
    — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Since American Airlines merged with US Airways, American has dominated passenger traffic at CLT.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Fused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fused. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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