1
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
Paige Harriss, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
The grant will help fund a $378 million plant that will make cement, alumina, and an ingredient for concrete.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Kerry Flynn, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
But state leaders have been preparing for this moment for months, working to cement the state’s international climate diplomacy and focusing on state policies that lack federal involvement, such as cap-and-trade.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The couple had even etched their initials on the cement slab near the fire pit.
—Paige Harriss, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
The grant will help fund a $378 million plant that will make cement, alumina, and an ingredient for concrete.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
The development cements Nielsen's reputation as the most authoritative provider of TV measurement.
—Kerry Flynn, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
But state leaders have been preparing for this moment for months, working to cement the state’s international climate diplomacy and focusing on state policies that lack federal involvement, such as cap-and-trade.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cement
Noun
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Boyce also recommends letting your base coat, polish, and topcoat dry for 10 minutes before dotting nail glue onto your nail and sticking the crystal in place with tweezers.—
Jennet Jusu,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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The glue of the Buckeyes secondary, Downs was pivotal in each round, from his seven tackles against Tennessee to his three pass breakups against Oregon.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Guided by this principle, the DR Heart collection reenacts the profound gesture of offering one’s heart, promising a bond that endures across a lifetime.—
WWD,
WWD,
28 Jan. 2025
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The growing bond of the two cellmates is charted by Molina’s recounting of a fictional 1950s Hollywood musical set in South America called Kiss of the Spider Woman, featuring Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez), a Dolores del Río–type star.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Sweetgreen location does not have robots with arms that can swing wide, like the ones that weld cars in automobile plants.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The company plans to weld it shut so that would-be thieves would have to break open a highly radioactive system to get at the weapon-ready material.—
Emily Waltz,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Dec. 2024
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Naphthalene and methylene chloride, present in plastic, adhesives and other household materials, can also contaminate drinking water and disperse easily into the air.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Testers say the adhesive is strong enough to withstand sweat, humidity, and even surprise rainstorms.—
Jamie Ballard,
Allure,
2 Jan. 2025
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More than a dozen high-quality studies have since found no evidence of a link between childhood vaccines and autism.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Reddit Answers includes links to those conversations, which users are free to click, read, and comment on.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2025
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Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth Jagt said the cluster contains at least two species of lily combined in a round lump, which is likely the indigestible parts of the lilies that were regurgitated by an animal that ate the plants.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Another network of satellites managed by the Space Force's Space Development Agency—set up during the first Trump administration to develop new space capabilities more quickly—will combine missile detection, tracking, data relay, and targeting functions.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Some are flat like cleaning rags and others are corded and looped like a regular mop.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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Think a $32 42-inch TCL smart TV or $5 Philips Sonic rechargeable electric toothbrushes, 12-piece Wahl dog clipper kits or Black & Decker corded blowers.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
26 Nov. 2024
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Instead of featuring their star sign (tired), the robe is decorated with the official flower of their birth month (wired).—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2025
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Instead, the directed the money be wired to his personal bank account.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Cement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cement. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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