fusing

present participle of fuse
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as in melting
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 fusing Some of the movie’s most memorable moments have barely anything to do with the plot, like when Matt discovers his eyelids fusing together and attempts to separate them with nail scissors in the bathroom of a bumpy plane. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 To ground the event in its California roots, the team served a sauerbraten with tri-tip, fusing California’s barbecue culture with German traditions. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Resilience does not come from replacing existing infrastructure but from fusing independent transport layers. — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Googlebooks are trying to stand out by fusing Android and ChromeOS into a more powerful operating system that can also access content on your phone and harness Google's Gemini AI. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026 The music stopped for good when the universe became too cold for these particles to continue fusing. — Cara Giovanetti, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 With a focus on the landscape and countryside culture that have influenced Hunter from the start, the imagery brings together the brand’s utilitarian heritage with Moss’ unique style, fusing past and present through a modern lens. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 Leaving their husbands behind at the White House, the first ladies visited the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in a display of soft power that united two figures known for fusing style and diplomacy. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Jentleson compares the power of fusing race and these questions of fairness to detonating a nuclear warhead. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fusing
Verb
  • Meanwhile, in Bar Sur, regional maker Cata Flaño contributed a massive mixed-media mural combining watercolors with local peat, driftwood, and historical navigation charts marked at 55 degrees south.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Landry Shamet and Jordan Clarkson also lit up on offense off the bench, combining for six 3s.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • My five children had the joy of experiencing Donna’s warmth and the warmth of those doughnuts melting in your mouth.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Some days are meant for just melting on your couch and shooting some hoops on your PS5, knowing that your tech has your back.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Rosalía’s wardrobe is also a testament to her love for the unexpected, with stylist José Carayol mixing independent designers and fresh graduate looks with serious archival finds.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Tornado Cash obscures transaction trails by mixing cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The ice may be thawing in the United States-Canada trade negotiations as the former heads into a contentious midterm season and the latter grapples with a flagging export economy.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Two bags of partially frozen meat were thawing at room temperature on the prep sink drain board.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Nearly a decade later, the two are still merging minds, creating functional clothing for the everyday consumer through an array of shirts, jeans, sweaters, and jackets.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That issue arose, and not for the first time, when Musk in effect blessed the idea of merging Tesla and SpaceX, his two biggest public companies.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • These structures can be assembled using lipids or polymer materials and could provide a framework for integrating the selective channels.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In a 2009 referendum, sixty-seven per cent of Swiss voters supported integrating nonconventional medicine into the country’s health-care system.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Celebrity makeup artist Jamie Greenberg recommends working in thin layers and blending thoroughly to achieve a softer finish, according to NewBeauty’s May 2026 coverage.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Celebrity makeup artist Jamie Greenberg told NewBeauty in May 2026 that working in thin layers and blending thoroughly can produce a softer finish from the foundation someone already owns.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Moreover, Skida had been amalgamating preseason orders with instant stock in the same retail order flows, creating a host of complicated inventory issues.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • To Coimbra, some key questions involved amalgamating real-life characters into fictionalized ones while still honoring victims and survivors, as well as faithfully recreating the look and feel of the time.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Fusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fusing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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