fuse
Example Sentences
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The model showed that hedgehogs possess very small, dense middle ear bones along with a partially fused joint between the eardrum and the first of these bones.
From Science Daily
In this case, the downside protection being bought by traders and investors would light a fuse under already rattled markets, causing a major selloff.
From MarketWatch
Ctenophores possess a nerve network made up of fused neurons that forms a continuous structure throughout the body.
From Science Daily
Decades of research on rally-around-the-flag effects – the tendency of populations to unite behind their government when attacked by a foreign power – confirms that external attacks fuse regime and nation, even when citizens despise their leaders.
From Salon
In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
