as in clinging
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 adhering
Owners with at least 25 vehicles can get the special stickers and skip adhering registration tags on the plates each year, as the rest of us have to.
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Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Instead of adhering glass icons to your container of choice, glue on pistachio shell halves instead, so that the outside of the shell faces away from the glass.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
That rules out Virginia shifting its map to better favor Democrats in the upcoming midterms, Green said, but doesn’t bar them from starting the process over, adhering more closely to the rules, and changing the lines for future races.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Harding’s caucus often has chastised Democrats for not adhering strictly to state budget limitations.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Kitchen cabinets collect an invisible layer of grease and residue that can prevent new paint from adhering properly.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
What researchers do know is that the sounds come from stick-slip friction—the regular cycles of two objects adhering and moving between one another.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
The research team claimed that their innovation involves applying a specialized coating to critical components to prevent hydrogen bubbles from adhering, thereby enabling smoother hydrogen release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
The results also highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, optimizing metabolic health and adhering closely to established cancer treatments and follow-up, according to the researchers.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Instead of adhering glass icons to your container of choice, glue on pistachio shell halves instead, so that the outside of the shell faces away from the glass.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2026
That rules out Virginia shifting its map to better favor Democrats in the upcoming midterms, Green said, but doesn’t bar them from starting the process over, adhering more closely to the rules, and changing the lines for future races.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Harding’s caucus often has chastised Democrats for not adhering strictly to state budget limitations.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Kitchen cabinets collect an invisible layer of grease and residue that can prevent new paint from adhering properly.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
What researchers do know is that the sounds come from stick-slip friction—the regular cycles of two objects adhering and moving between one another.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
The research team claimed that their innovation involves applying a specialized coating to critical components to prevent hydrogen bubbles from adhering, thereby enabling smoother hydrogen release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
The results also highlight the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, optimizing metabolic health and adhering closely to established cancer treatments and follow-up, according to the researchers.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adhering
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Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The company ceased clinging exclusively to Windows and aggressively pivoted toward cloud computing, artificial intelligence and open platforms.—
Veronica Angela,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The sun’s connection to Saturn shows that sticking it out was the right call.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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That's not to say fundamental investors should be ostriches, sticking their heads in the ground and avoiding the big picture and market trends.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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“Adhering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhering. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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