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 Jones, whose work culminated in the ’70s, was known for fusing commercial fetishism with fine art and was often criticized for his figurative objectification of women. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 Atkins, Saunderson, and May are widely credited as the architects of Detroit techno, fusing elements of early Chicago house with the electronic music being made by groups like Kraftwerk and Yellow Magic Orchestra. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026 There’s a lot of bright anti-establishment humor in Darko, and Kelly demonstrates a nimble inventiveness in fusing various narrative forms. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fusing
Verb
  • Inside, Devarana offers a 60-minute traditional Thai oil massage followed by 30 minutes of singing bowl sound healing, combining halotherapy and chakra balancing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The three-part 40mm drivers deliver fantastic audio by combining highs, mids, and lows to create an immersive soundscape that keeps you engaged and attentive.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 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
  • Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The kosher laws include restrictions on the types of meat that can be consumed and prohibits mixing meat and dairy in the same meal, so keeping a kitchen kosher requires communal adherence to these rules.
    — Adrienne Krone, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The housing market shows no signs of thawing, after the sharp rate increase in September sent it into a deep freeze.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The company is hoping to improve its fortunes by merging with the nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Any slower, and its progeny wouldn’t separate enough to prevent them from merging into one again.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • BCome provides the full picture by integrating the data into the garment’s life cycle assessment and accounting for impacts of earlier stages in the supply chain.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • As mentioned above, Teams accounts do not include single sign-on (SSO) capabilities or support for integrating with other business software such as Okta or OneLogin.
    — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Untitled Top-Down Action Shooter A stylish top-down action shooter blending katana combat and gunplay set on a western frontier.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Materson’s intricate embroideries stray in their subjects from baseball to outer space, with the most striking blending imagination and documentation.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 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 12 Nov. 2026.

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