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as in glue
a substance used to stick things together
what kind of cement works best on glass and pottery?
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as in bond
a uniting or binding force or influence
she is the cement that holds that often quarrelsome group together
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as in to weld
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Recent Examples of cement
Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Local leaders poured cement in the holes on golf courses rather than let them be integrated, and the governor ordered schools surrounded to keep out Black students.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
But instead, what the public saw was a term sheet that specifies at a very high level, a very weak settlement that really cements Live Nation's dominance, that will cement Live Nation's technology as the preferred ticketing infrastructure.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Per the measure from when the tree and marker were accepted by the county, the local DAR chapter is covering the cost of the marker and tree, while the county is expected to pay for the site preparation and cement work needed for their installation.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Local leaders poured cement in the holes on golf courses rather than let them be integrated, and the governor ordered schools surrounded to keep out Black students.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
But the Thunder eventually thawed out from an icy start, outscoring the Bulls 36-25 in the fourth quarter to cement the final significant loss of the visitors’ season.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
But instead, what the public saw was a term sheet that specifies at a very high level, a very weak settlement that really cements Live Nation's dominance, that will cement Live Nation's technology as the preferred ticketing infrastructure.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cement
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Redd, especially, has become one of the team’s foremost culture-setters and behind-the-scenes leaders, a proverbial glue guy who doesn’t often show up in box scores but always shows up in practices or meetings.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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At one of these gatherings trouble broke out over girls, glue-sniffing, and hassles caused by confusion over membership in the various branches of the organization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Jail records show Kendra Duggar was bailed from the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas on March 20 on a $1,470 bond.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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After the plan is shared, the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee will bring recommendations to the school board for a bond election for capital improvements.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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The city then moved to weld the manhole cover shut.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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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
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Petroleum derivatives are also needed to make adhesives for footwear and furniture, industrial lubricants for machinery and solvents for paints and cleaning processes, Martin added.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Individual components—such as wetness indicators, adhesives, dyes and fragrances—would also fall under the disclosure requirements.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Through a red chain-link curtain is a back room containing the likes of Screw, Al Goldstein’s erotic tabloid from the sixties and seventies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gusty winds combined with snow may cause limited visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Connor Malvik and Carsen Blake pitched out of the bullpen for Birdville and combined to allow 1 hit with 3 strikeouts in 2 innings.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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The optical fibers that wire our world are predominantly made from silicon dioxide, which also makes up beach sand.—
John Ballato,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Itum caused Helios employees to wire money from MoviePass and Helios accounts to a Kaleidoscope bank account to pay the sham invoices.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Republicans are also struggling to coalesce around a clear midterm message on Iran.—
Steve Peoples,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Van Auken was interested in the candidate, but, even more than that, in the public energy coalescing around him.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Cement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cement. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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