WELDING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

welding

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present participle of weld

as in cementing

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Filtering transfer fees by age or position is not uncommon, but combining the two and then presenting it as a record feels a bit of a stretch.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Urbanski says in order to keep the character and story momentum of previous seasons going, combining the sixth and seventh books in Herron’s series made the most sense.

— Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

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Young artists like the members of the Chilean boy band Q_ARE are fusing these elements with Latin music styles, Spanish and English lyrics and Chilean slang to pioneer a uniquely Latino pop subgenre.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
The two play a long-term couple who encounter a supernatural force that causes their bodies to begin fusing together.

— Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

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The duo’s latest work suggests that the apes can create new meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs — something akin to syntax, which was once thought to be a unique hallmark of human language.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
In early November, Edie Harmon, who has documented border wall activity in the Jacumba Wilderness since 2020, learned that Marines were stringing wire in an area called Skull Valley.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

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Instead of coalescing around a single proposal, lawmakers across the aisle are locked in a broader fight over whether states should retain the ability to legislate on AI across certain subject areas, or at all.

— Caleb Knapp, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
The opposite happens a few minutes later at the end of totality, when a Baily's bead appears, then a few more, quickly coalescing into a second diamond ring.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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