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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
The phrase fused long-standing claims that alligators preferred Black flesh with newer stories of Black children being used to attract the reptiles. The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026 There are six red flags of CDR that signify an identity fused to work, where self-worth depends on achievement. Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Additionally, the internal switches could have fused shut or worn out. Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fused
Adjective
  • The team also built an integrated PDM array with devices configured for different response speeds.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Jack Kilby, the inventor of the integrated circuit, or microchip, and the handheld calculator—early precursors of AI.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Each blocked multiple lanes and combined to cause miles of delays, which also sent extra traffic into downtown Atlanta.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Those two rotated fluidly throughout, combined well and have developed a strong on-pitch connection.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Flames melted her siding, windows flew into Corey’s windows, and the garage door partially fell in.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The incident occurred July 6, when a city employee discovered the license plate readers had been removed from a pole, cut, and partially melted.
    Larry Seward, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Asian markets were trading mixed on Tuesday, with South Korea's Kospi in positive territory, but Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets down.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Mazzoli shifts themes to a darker register as addiction takes hold and the music turns to electronica by DJ Blume and Lorna Dune for teenagers’ raves, mixed into the Scottish Opera Orchestra.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • After purchasing the property in 2020, the pair immediately got to work on transforming it into an oasis for their blended family.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In a blended model, children may speak up to twice as much with AI tutors as with live teachers.
    Dmitry Malin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Informal mining is a deep problem in South Africa and is connected to criminal syndicates, according to authorities.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Maxar, meanwhile, identified an irregularity connected to Beloozerov’s employment, notified authorities and terminated him, a company spokesperson told CNN.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Just grab one from the freezer in the morning, and by the afternoon, it’ll be thawed and ready to eat.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In 1975, as Cold War tensions thawed, an American commander and his Soviet counterpart clasped hands in space after their spacecraft docked.
    Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Most of the other schools closed or merged saw similar declines.
    Austin Horn August 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The groups merged to better break trail through the deepening snow, according to Sharaf’s report.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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