weld

verb

Definition of weldnext
as in to cement

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Recent Examples of weld Its stainless-steel body was difficult to shape and weld together. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 Relationships forged over time can weld teams together. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 10 June 2026 As a nod to the site’s industrial heritage, the design team left weld marks on the curved edges at the end of the bar. — Bridget Mills-Powell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026 When the cycle’s finished, the table rotates and the robot will start welding again. — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for weld
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weld
  1. cement
  2. fuse
  3. wire
  4. combine
  5. coalesce
  6. cord
  7. unite
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  • Inside, a large stone fireplace connects an open-plan living area and dining room; there’s wood paneling everywhere, and more than one piece of rustic log furniture to really cement that cabin feel.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Ben-Gvir dismisses concerns that such policies would cement Israel’s status as a pariah state.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cement
Verb
  • Some of the movie’s most memorable moments have barely anything to do with the plot, like when Matt discovers his eyelids fusing together and attempts to separate them with nail scissors in the bathroom of a bumpy plane.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Inside those embryonic worlds, heat and pressure gave rise to more complexity—perhaps 250 distinct minerals, which fused to make the early Earth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fuse
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  • Consider a developer asking a coding agent to wire up an API, or a buyer asking a chatbot for vendor comparisons, or a customer pinging a support bot about why a payment failed.
    — Han Wang, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Carr and Konkoly would wire everyone up with EEG, perform their lucid-dreaming protocol, and let people drift off.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of wire
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  • Its geometry combines elements of two distinct lattice patterns.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Golden State was able to hang around and only trailed 46-40 at the break as the teams combined to shoot 15-for-31 (48%) from behind the arc.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of combine
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  • Worries have coalesced around whether public opposition or supply chain constraints will limit the buildout, and if revenues will keep up with Big Tech’s breakneck infrastructure spending.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • This year, powerful progressive groups, including Justice Democrats, are coalescing behind candidate Angela Gonzales-Torres, a Highland Park resident who served on the area’s neighborhood council.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of coalesce
Verb
  • Settings and controls Many electric or corded heating pads come with some type of temperature control, either through a remote or on the pad.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Electric snow blowers are corded and good for clearing light to moderate snow off patios, porches, walkways, and small-to-medium-size driveways.
    — Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of cord
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  • That pulse crushes the fuel, driving its atoms to unite and release their own huge amount of energy, whose nature and effects scientists can study.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Cybersecurity, older and more diffuse, is united by a culture of cynicism, pragmatism, and dark humor.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of unite

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“Weld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weld. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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