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Adhere vs. Cohere
Adhere
/ədˈhɪə/Examples:
The policy should adhere to environmental standards.She adhered to her daily routine despite the challenges.Any adhesive must adhere well to both surfaces.
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Cohere
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The ingredients cohere to form a smooth batter.Their values cohere around a shared mission.The argument doesn't cohere as well as it should.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Adhere is about sticking to or following something, like rules or a surface. Think of adhesive which means a substance used for sticking.
- Cohere refers to things that hold together or are logically connected. The prefix co- suggests togetherness, which can help in remembering that cohere is about being unified.
- Adhere is about a specific action or behavior, often relating to obedience or attachment.
- Cohere implies something with logical consistency or physical integration, which is internally cohesive or united.
- Adhere often involves attachment to something external, whereas cohere refers to the internal bonding of parts of a whole.
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