fusing

Definition of fusingnext
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 From artists like Sega Bodega reimagining live electronic performance, to bands like Shame building careers on their own terms, and artists like ODUMODUBLVCK bypassing genre and fusing his cultural influences into something entirely his own. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026 Complementing this contemporary work is George Balanchine’s Square Dance, which gives voice to the American spirit by fusing folk traditions with the clarity and precision of classical ballet. Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026 Over development, the tail disappears, fusing to form the coccyx or tailbone. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026 The sun fusing with the North Node can offer illumination regarding life direction. Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 His first album for Fania, El Malo, began a storied career innovating salsa music and fusing it with New York’s jazz and funk scenes. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2026 Next up, Kostadinov is fusing the brand’s high-tech performance running engineering with an ever-polarizing split-toe tabi construction. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026 Laila Nakhla is arguably Egypt’s most revered contemporary jewelry designer, with more than four decades of expertise in fusing the aesthetics of the ancients with a modern twist. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026 The director cleverly dishes out these double meanings from start to finish, fusing the parental experience with tons of gore, hysteria, visual gags and occasional jump scares. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fusing
Verb
  • By combining durability, efficiency, and low cost, the new approach brings fuel cells closer to everyday use.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
  • By combining these two techniques, the team collected a series of still frames for a molecular movie and learned what exactly was in motion in between those frames.
    Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Atlanta's checkpoint wait time spiked as high as 90 minutes on Saturday morning before melting away to nothing in the afternoon on what is typically one of the slowest days of the week for air travel.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Evenly spread out in a thin layer on a half sheet pan, each piece of rigatoni is cloaked in sauce and melting cheese, yet comes out of the oven perfectly al dente, with delightfully crisp edges.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • McEnelly played defense the rest of the way, mixing in fakes where needed to keep Welsh at bay.
    Twin Cities, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Suno devised all the vocals, instrumentation, arrangements, production, mixing and mastering for all of Tempchin’s songs on both those albums.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The facility had various frozen meats thawing at room temperature.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Morgan said the cracked asphalt thawing and expanding and freezing again over a few weeks can make a small pothole grow into a larger one.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The administration also eliminated the dedicated Iran office, merging it with the Iraq office.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Texas Christian University will shutter standalone departments in comparative race and ethnic studies and women and gender studies in 2026, merging them into the English department.
    Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • By integrating Webb's infrared sensitivity with Hubble's long-standing visible-light record, scientists can construct a far more complete picture of planetary behavior than either telescope could achieve alone.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Colleges that help students master those capabilities — including by integrating AI education across all degrees and majors, not just STEM — are still exceptional investments that will pay dividends for decades.
    Jerry Balentine, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades, but his family's musical roots go back even further.
    Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Olusanya is a poet, filmmaker and photographer who tells intimate stories blending lyrical writing with cinematic visuals.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • By amalgamating these museological devices into the artwork, Aram directly upsets the threefold impulse to pierce form with meaning, to arrest color with identity, and to neutralize bodies with limits.
    Julian Stern, Artforum, 24 Mar. 2026

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“Fusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fusing. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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