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cemented

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verb

past tense of cement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cemented
Adjective
  • Yet advocates say bonded labor is still rampant in the sugar industry, as recent incidents in Maharashtra have shown.
    Haziq Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • Its bonded and riveted aluminum chassis features a suspension that doesn't crack teeth even in its firmest setting.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
Verb
  • Some flights to London City airport, for example, have now been combined with aircraft heading to the Big Smoke’s Gatwick.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Five pitchers combined for nine strikeouts and allowed just hits for Andrew (4-3).
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Most scattered freely, while Schmeby attempted to do the same, eventually getting stuck hanging over a wooden board blocking the sidewalk.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But for clients from countries like Haiti, Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran and Myanmar, the process seems stuck, Musilli said.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • For every cultural good, identity has become fused with the object of interest, turning previously normal people leading unremarkable lives into Steak ’n Shake beef-tallow purists, Harry Potter moralists, or cast-iron-pan-cleaning radicals.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Its flowers, in contrast, are bright and yellow, each made of five petals, which, fused at the base, form a structure resembling a star.
    Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Ask for an oceanview table that peers out onto your anchored ship.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Economists say the challenge is compounded by longer-term inflation expectations, which have so far remained anchored.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The right, in turn, coalesced around her.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Last year, lawmakers coalesced around the need to improve rehabilitation programming and reduce recidivism rates as part of a broader investment in South Dakota’s prison system.
    Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Sixth grader Starry Hampton said the students were united in their effort to protest ICE.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Many Wisconsinites know the Republican Party was founded in Ripon, when 54 of its about 100 voters united under a new banner to oppose the expansion of slavery in 1854.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Eddie Murphy Rule is better equipped for regulating frozen orange juice concentrate and other commodities than prediction markets.
    Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the frozen hiring market appears to be dragging on wages.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Cemented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cemented. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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