welds

verb

present tense third-person singular of weld
as in wires

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welds
  1. fuses
  2. cements
  3. strings
  4. combines
  5. coalesces
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  • After recent forays into darkly psychedelic drone music, the Mexican American producer returns to the dancefloor with an album that fuses techno and guaracha into a throbbing polyrhythmic juggernaut.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
  • Its style fuses techniques from American wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling with aerial acrobatics and performance elements.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of fuses
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  • But instead, what the public saw was a term sheet that specifies at a very high level, a very weak settlement that really cements Live Nation's dominance, that will cement Live Nation's technology as the preferred ticketing infrastructure.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of cements
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  • From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • Brown and her creative team have gotten caught up in adornment without capturing a deeper undertow that strings it all together.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of strings
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  • When this anger combines with the anonymity afforded by the internet, backlash is almost inevitable, Sarkis previously told USA TODAY.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Its body is made from Grade 5 titanium that combines strength, corrosion resistance, and low weight.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Definition of combines
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  • Sometimes there are those lightning bolt moments where the creative just coalesces.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Under Labor rules, a leadership contest can be triggered if sufficient backing coalesces behind a challenger, typically through nominations from MPs and affiliated groups.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of coalesces
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