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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
Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kevan Hall launched his career in the 1980s, quickly making his mark with sleek, elegant designs that fused Hollywood glamour with modern sophistication.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Across all of these places, visitors can see how traditional regional crafts fused with imports from other parts of the world to create a unique style of clothing and art that still persists into the present.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
An alabaster stone fused with a crucifix lay beside; it is said to have always been by his bedside.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
The pair fused Lee’s love of classical with Moody’s taste for metal and hard rock and eventually released two EPs that earned some airplay in Little Rock.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
In the first stars, hydrogen atoms fused together to create helium.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In contrast, the team’s innovative solution rotates the printing platform, allowing powder to be deposited and fused continuously.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The epic, quasi-Homeric tale of Aeneas and his people is fused with the tales of numerous real, historical figures, and narrative patterns drawn from literary sources are interwoven with actual Roman history.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Mainly, this was the spark of inspiration for Kon to deal with stories that fused fantasy and reality.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Kevan Hall launched his career in the 1980s, quickly making his mark with sleek, elegant designs that fused Hollywood glamour with modern sophistication.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Across all of these places, visitors can see how traditional regional crafts fused with imports from other parts of the world to create a unique style of clothing and art that still persists into the present.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
An alabaster stone fused with a crucifix lay beside; it is said to have always been by his bedside.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
The pair fused Lee’s love of classical with Moody’s taste for metal and hard rock and eventually released two EPs that earned some airplay in Little Rock.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
In the first stars, hydrogen atoms fused together to create helium.
—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In contrast, the team’s innovative solution rotates the printing platform, allowing powder to be deposited and fused continuously.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The epic, quasi-Homeric tale of Aeneas and his people is fused with the tales of numerous real, historical figures, and narrative patterns drawn from literary sources are interwoven with actual Roman history.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fused
Verb
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The preliminary revisions for both of those years combined brought the new jobs created to just shy of 3 million.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The gap between both projections is roughly equivalent to the emissions from California, Florida, and Michigan combined in 2024.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The burger weighed at least a quarter pound, with the cheese perfectly melted.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Their dog's reaction to meeting his new sister has melted hearts among social-media users.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Rivalry mixed with admiration, proof the contest carries both edge and heart.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The frock dress was in high visibility, with the drop waist and buttercup yellow colorways mixed with pinks and limes.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While the anniversary is well worth commemorating, Björn Bender, CEO of Rail Europe, is looking towards the future, as rail travel throughout the European continent is literally moving faster and becoming more integrated.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For the road variant, the F1 GTR Longtail ditched the rear wing, leaving an integrated ducktail spoiler off the engine cover.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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By making the cameras solar-powered and connected over cell networks, Flock brought the technology within reach of smaller towns and departments that couldn’t afford earlier systems.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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From remixes to memes to emotional fan reactions, the film claimed a fiercely loyal and notably young audience that arguably hasn’t connected with anything this strongly in years.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Spring Planting Planting hostas in spring gives them a good window of time to establish once the ground has thawed and warmed but before hot weather sets in.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Some foods weren’t held at a safe temperature, and some meat wasn’t being thawed properly.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the first step, Fox21 was folded into 20th TV, with ABC Studios (rebranded as ABC Signature) eventually merged into 20th TV last fall, more than five years after the merger.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Then in 1998, Nichols merged and passed control of the Plaza to Highwood Properties of North Carolina.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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She and Tommy Hilfiger, who has built his fashion company over the past 40 years, have been married since 2008 and share a large, blended family of seven children.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Wong’s blended family might involve a little green alien and a mutant (Leela is the kids’ biological mom), and the kids weren't so much born (in the traditional sense) as they were spawned.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Fused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fused. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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