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The Latin verb haerēre has shown remarkable stick-to-itiveness in influencing the English lexicon, which is fitting for a word that means "to be closely attached; to stick." Among its descendants are adhere (literally meaning "to stick"), adhere’s relative adhesive (a word for sticky substances), inhere (meaning "to belong by nature or habit"), and even hesitate (which implies remaining stuck in place before taking action). In Latin, haerēre teamed up with the prefix co- to form cohaerēre, which means "to stick together." Cohaerēre is the ancestor of cohesive, a word borrowed into English in the early 18th century to describe something that sticks together literally (such as dough or mud) or figuratively (such as a society or sports team).
Examples of cohesive in a Sentence
Lonnie G. Bunch Iii,
The Atlantic,
4 July 2026
The platform uses multiple AI models—including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Llama—to generate cohesive nonfiction manuscripts.
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Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
3 July 2026
Modern in its architecture and intentional in its planning, these new-construction homes in Boca Raton reflect quiet luxury and an evolution in the local real estate market, one defined by a contemporary aesthetic and a cohesive community.
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Gl Homes,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
So that’s writing and production What about actually somehow getting a modern political thriller romance and a post-apocalyptic action show to work together and feel (somehow) like a cohesive season of television?
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Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
2 July 2026
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“Cohesive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cohesive. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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cohesive
adjective
