cementing 1 of 2

noun

as in gluing

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cementing

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verb

present participle of cement
as in combining

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Recent Examples of cementing
Noun
No matter what transpires on the field, though, the cementing of the club’s foundation in Miami proper should be the first line of its year in review. — Avi Creditor, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cementing
  1. gluing
  2. combining
  3. cohesiveness
  4. uniting
  5. bonding
  6. fusing
  7. tenacity
  8. coalescing
Noun
  • Practice your toddler's grouping and gluing skills in this candy corn craft from Thriving Home.
    — Ellen Sturm Niz, Parents, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The result led Brittenham and Hermiller to an infinite list of other counterexamples, including almost any knot that’s built by winding two strings and gluing.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Definition of gluing
Verb
  • Klein, for his part, hopes the results inspire future research combining keto with popular glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1) weight-loss drugs such as semaglutide, tirzepatide, and more.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • By combining multiple types of light into one image, NASA is able to reveal the complete picture of what this energetic galaxy is made of.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of combining
Noun
  • There has to be some sort of moral cohesiveness with each other that will pull us out of that eventually.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In his review of the Greenway, journalist Marty Carlock questions the cohesiveness of the space’s design.
    — Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cohesiveness
Verb
  • Data center backlash is also uniting people from across the political spectrum ahead of the midterm elections.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • At home several center-right parties initially declined to join his coalition, illustrating the challenge of uniting the broader Brazilian right behind his candidacy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of uniting
Noun
  • Flit can mill ultra-precise, nested male-to-female sleeve joints required for adhesive bonding with a 1mm tolerance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Nursing your new baby is an incredibly meaningful bonding experience for you and your child.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonding
Verb
  • Major engineering bottlenecks Commercial fusion plants aim to generate energy by fusing two forms of heavy hydrogen, deuterium and tritium, inside a magnetic chamber.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Adult oysters, by contrast, attach themselves to hard surfaces for life, fusing their shells to the surface and growing in irregular clumps.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of fusing
Noun
  • Reese’s tenacity on the boards have left her teammates impressed.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Ampadu’s tenacity in the tackle, composure on the ball and his long throw — an emerging weapon — all contributed to the team’s strong showings.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tenacity
Verb
  • Audience review scores are coalescing, resulting in an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of coalescing

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“Cementing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cementing. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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