adheres

present tense third-person singular of adhere
as in clings
to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion everyone started calling her "Cookie" when she was little and the name adhered

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Recent Examples of adheres The new proposal adheres closely to the last ceasefire plan discussed before negotiations fell apart last month. Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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  • When a roach walks through an area treated with boric acid, the dust clings to its body, later attacking its nervous system when ingested.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
  • If culture clings to comfort, strategy will snap at the first bend.
    Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • Inside the furnace, a reaction takes place that rips the oxygen from the silica and sticks it to the carbon from the wood.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That sticks closely to the recommendations of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Adheres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adheres. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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