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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
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 Religiosity and nationalism have fused, displacing cosmopolitanism. Adam Louis-Klein, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fused
Adjective
  • For owners, operators, and developers of critical infrastructure, the collaboration is expected to focus on how integrated systems could address several longstanding constraints in power distribution design and deployment.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • Moreover, integrated services like iCloud and proprietary accessories create substantial switching costs, deterring users from migrating to Android.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Yesavage and San Diego starter Walker Buehler combined walked 11 batters before the end of the second inning.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 July 2026
  • Ferrer ended up playing in Guns N’ Roses for 19 years, longer than Steven Adler and Matt Sorum combined, becoming the longest-serving drummer in the band’s history.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • The pat explanation for this shift is that people are just too busy, too broke, and too brain-melted to read serious books any more.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Flip sandwiches, and cook, covered, until golden on second side and cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes more.
    Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • In the next round of Count the Rice, the rice is mixed into a large box full of paper, styrofoam, and other detritus.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Research is mixed on weight loss, promising on circulation and recovery, and cautious about who should avoid the machines altogether.
    Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
Adjective
  • The whole job is to become a single, collective, communal, blended voice.
    Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • The whole job is to become a single, collective, communal, blended voice.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Do resigned and admitted to stealing millions in discretionary funds meant to help seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic, instead directing the money to a nonprofit connected to him, according to an LAist report.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • The Hightower family is closely connected with the worship of the Seven, the predominant faith of Westeros, and Ormund seems to be a model believer.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Additionally, 85 million pounds of food thawed, burned and spoiled inside, creating a terrible smell that emanated from the property.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Pre-shredded cheeses in general can easily be frozen and thawed, since the texture change will be less noticeable.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Allen & Overy merged with Shearman & Sterling in 2024, and Herbert Smith Freehills merged with Kramer Levin last year.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
  • Ford partnered with Willys, which later merged with Jeep on the GP, which was the first Jeep-style vehicle ever produced.
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 11 July 2026

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“Fused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fused. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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