melded

verb

past tense of meld
as in combined
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations

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Recent Examples of melded Of course, there’s still no recreating the chemistry or comfort of a club’s dedicated TV announcing booth, melded into a family over the course of 162 games, summer after summer. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The Bills’ 36-31 shootout win gave us our first chance to see how all of Buffalo’s new variables melded together on the field. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 McDuffie is happy to be back in Southern California and has easily melded into the Rams’ culture. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Foy also attended the Variety x Venice Film Festival pre-opening night party on Monday wearing a suit look which melded neutral tones and lustrous finishes. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Return eggplant to pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is completely tender and flavors have melded, about 2 minutes. — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 July 2026 In fact, the cast melded so much into the community that they were even spotted karaoking with locals at The Gaslight restaurant. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026 The group produces music melded in alternative, emo, and pop genres and has been influenced by The Cranberries and Panic! — Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 4 June 2026 These artists have melded the aesthetics and properties inherent in glass art with their cultural ways of knowing. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melded
  1. combined
  2. mixed
  3. merged
  4. integrated
  5. blended
  6. amalgamated
  7. incorporated
Verb
  • Chiefs defensive back Jaden Hicks and Delane combined to make the tackle.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • When the pulses met at an angle of 45 degrees, their electric fields combined in a way that made the resulting light field oscillate in all three spatial directions.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • Researchers mixed ice with cellulose nanocrystals, extremely small, stiff particles made from cellulose.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond’s sound and look, which mixed international rock influences with a Hong Kong that was changing fast through the 1980s and early 1990s, became bound up with a generation of young fans.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of mixed
Verb
  • Privately, even with layoffs looming once the companies are merged, the ambitious Democrats were wobbly kneed in this corporate game of chicken that MAGA-friendly Ellison would leave them holding the bag jut before the midterms.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The company says the design came from an internal competition at Renault Design that drew more than 300 sketches, eventually narrowed to two scale models that were merged into the final shape.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of merged
Verb
  • Systems that previously could not communicate—such as those demonstrated in Grafenwoehr—were integrated into a common operating picture in a matter of days.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Burners and combustion chambers are already commonly manufactured with the technology, meaning the injection system could potentially be integrated directly into those components.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of integrated
Verb
  • The mark appears to have been made using a multiplicity of short horizontal strokes, blurred and blended together.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This process handles mixed, blended, and contaminated materials much better than mechanical recycling.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of blended
Verb
  • The 25-year-old has amalgamated his global upbringing, modern life experiences, and keen musical talents to create a unique sound.
    — DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Definition of amalgamated
Verb
  • This year, the BEA incorporated different source data for three categories – portfolio management and investment advice services, legal services, and computer software and accessories – to more accurately reflect pricing shifts.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Pop-song structure had not fully been incorporated into hip-hop yet.
    — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of incorporated

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“Melded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melded. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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