WELD Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

weld

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Definition of weld

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

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Consistent reforms that reverse corruption can further cement those gains and boost Nigerians’ entrepreneurial spirit and confidence in their country.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2026
His decision to stand for re-election in the same seat appeared to be a defiant attempt to move past the political drama and cement his popularity.

— Adela Suliman, NBC news, 7 July 2026

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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

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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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The actual Tann was born to free parents and, according to some sources, served in the Union Army before moving to Kansas, where he became known for combining medicinal treatment with physical therapy.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Increasingly the two are combined into multi-orbit networks, with room for operators old and new — from Viasat to Astranis.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of combine

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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
Yangten Rinpoche is currently digitizing the entire canon of the 14th Dalai Lama’s teachings, comprising over 110 books, and is looking into coalescing that wisdom into an AI agent which people can solicit for his spiritual advice.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of coalesce

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Instead, rival parties united in dismissing his actions as a stunt, leaving his only opponent to be a garbage-can wearing comedian whose policies include forcing rule-breaking cyclists to ride unicycles.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
The fact that the fourth Dalai Lama was born in Mongolia empowered his successor to unite the territory in the 17th century.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

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