adhesiveness

noun

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as in cohesiveness

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  1. tenacity
  2. cohesion
  3. agglutination
  4. attachment
Noun
  • Their tenacity, resilience, and undeniable talent produce remarkable renderings of Black life that principally shape mainstream culture.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
  • With talented scorers all around her, Barker carved her identity on the team through her tenacity.
    Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of tenacity
Noun
  • Capito seemed uncertain if there would be cohesion with Trump moving forward.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • And bipartisan political cohesion to support pandemic prevention efforts has declined as well.
    William A. Haseltine, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of cohesion
Noun
  • If the patient is already infected with Proteus, then the same agglutination will occur when the Weil-Felix test is administered, and the patient will naturally test positive.
    Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
  • Some of these agglutinations have a satisfying outlandishness about them: That smooching pair, for example, are wearing huge masks from the Bamana people of West Africa on their heads.
    JASON FARAGO, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2017
Definition of agglutination
Noun
  • This is followed by a full moon in Cancer on the 13th, activating this area of your chart while heightening your emotions — this is a call to release unhealthy attachments or imbalances in your relationships.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Secure Attachment: The most optimal attachment style, secure attachment develops when caregivers respond appropriately to a child's needs.
    Christin Perry, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of attachment
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