as in adhesive
a substance used to stick things together
used glue to stick the photo in the album
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Recent Examples of glue
Gayle Rogers, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
In addition to thwarting complications, glues and netting can also abate bruising and swelling after facelift surgery, curtailing patients’ recovery.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 16 Mar. 2026
Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Others are high-dose, quasi-pharmaceutical relief designed to ameliorate pain and glue your back to the couch.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But this glue can lose its hold if the technology is used in the wrong situations.
—Gayle Rogers, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
In addition to thwarting complications, glues and netting can also abate bruising and swelling after facelift surgery, curtailing patients’ recovery.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Learn how to fold and glue the pages and design your own cover, or choose ones available to create your very own book or as a gift to a loved one.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Others are high-dose, quasi-pharmaceutical relief designed to ameliorate pain and glue your back to the couch.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glue
Noun
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The colorless gas is also used to make chemicals found in products such as antifreeze, detergents, plastics and adhesives.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Epoxy resins, meanwhile, serve as structural adhesives and protective coatings, and act as the primary matrix in carbon fiber components for wind turbine blades, aircraft structures, high-end sporting goods, and civil engineering reinforcements.—
Etiido Uko
March 08,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Courts often look to rulings in other jurisdictions to guide decisions, even if those precedents aren’t binding, according to Reyes, who said this is especially true in new legal fields like climate litigation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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This is news that is bound to be celebrated by many in the creative community who have become loudly and vehemently opposed to anything AI encroaching on Hollywood.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dredge in flour mixture again, pressing to adhere in a coarse layer.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Those suction cups are sturdy, too, designed to adhere even in the hottest and coldest of temperatures—from -20 degrees to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2026
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From artists like Sega Bodega reimagining live electronic performance, to bands like Shame building careers on their own terms, and artists like ODUMODUBLVCK bypassing genre and fusing his cultural influences into something entirely his own.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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The partnership fuses real-world sensing tech with massive computing power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2026
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Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The images, taken from a camera fastened to a fence and focused on the back of the house and another that showed the driveway and front of the garage door, captured family members, landscapers and pool workers stretching back weeks prior to the kidnapping.—
Pat Milton,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glue. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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