weld

verb

Definition of weldnext
as in to cement

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Recent Examples of weld The Pineland Road fire is believed to have started by a spark from a resident who was welding a gate that got out of control. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Construction crews worked from temporary catwalks suspended along the main cables, using high-elevation scaffolding to align and weld the deck sections. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026 The city then moved to weld the manhole cover shut. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 This tech has its roots in the UltraFusion interconnect used to weld two Max-class M-series chip dies together for the Ultra processors found in the Mac Studio. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weld
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weld
  1. cement
  2. fuse
  3. wire
  4. combine
  5. coalesce
  6. unite
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  • The Argentine captain, who dismantled England in the semifinal with two assists, is seeking a second World Cup title to further cement his legacy.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • Spearheading the club’s immediate promotion to the Premier League would further cement his place in West Ham folklore.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of cement
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  • Along with the state-of-the-art sound system at its core, this a place that’s capable of fusing festival vibes with beach like aesthetics – all in an otherwise lazy Vegas afternoon.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • And the premise of Robotech is there is alien technology on Earth that allows for humans to fight back against the incoming aliens by fusing with the technology itself to become mechs.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of fuse
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  • The Colorado Avalanche entered the Western Conference final with an aura of near invincibility after leading the NHL wire to wire, and cruising through the first two rounds in just nine games.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • That hormones shape our moods and feelings, wire our brains and guide numerous, diverse processes throughout the body means that the practice of endocrinology is not based around any particular organ.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Definition of wire
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  • An investigation by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners found that while the three medications were administered in non-fatal doses, Hemphill failed to acknowledge the way the drugs would act when combined, according to the warrant.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Northumberland Dark Sky Park Northumberland's Dark Sky Park combines remote landscapes with some of England's darkest skies.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of combine
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  • Few conversations coalesce into anything meaningful, let alone cogent.
    — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
  • Platner's withdrawal caps days of turmoil that had engulfed his campaign and intensifies pressure on Democratic leaders to quickly coalesce around an alternative candidate.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Definition of coalesce
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  • The idea is to build a party that manages to unite (and to do so more than grudgingly) across its various wings, much as the opposition in Hungary did to defeat Viktor Orbán and now, hopefully, to stamp out Orbánism.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • LeBron James, Wade and Chris Bosh united to produce the Big 3, and took the organization to great heights in their four-year run together.
    — Omar Kelly July 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
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