cement
noun
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
cementing
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present participleof cement.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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His late ’90s breakthrough in the triple-hitter lineup of “Halloween: H20,” “The Faculty” and “The Virgin Suicides” catapulted him to international fame practically overnight, cementing his place alongside the era’s Tiger Beat celebrity infatuations.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Third-party agents still lack access to data on Amazon’s inventory, further cementing the e-commerce giant’s edge.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Much of the plan is oriented around cementing the territory’s economic ties with mainland China, through a raft of commercial and educational programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Houthis have been cementing their hold on the Bab Al-Mandab strait, a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia that has been used as an alternative to Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
She threw her arm around my shoulders, cementing our friendship.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
