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glued

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verb

past tense of glue

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Recent Examples of glued
Verb
And if the elements are glued on, the dryer is likely to cause the glue to melt. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glued
Verb
  • The region bounded by the hexagon began to turn a brownish-yellow, losing all trace of its initially blue appearance.
    Big Think, Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
  • San Diego’s Civic Center is the four-block, municipal compound bounded by A Street and C Street to the north and south, and First Avenue and Third Avenue to the east and west.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Yet advocates say bonded labor is still rampant in the sugar industry, as recent incidents in Maharashtra have shown.
    Haziq Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • Its bonded and riveted aluminum chassis features a suspension that doesn't crack teeth even in its firmest setting.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
Verb
  • The extra fabric can be tied into a bow, as Garner and Streep did with their shirts, left loose, and even fastened into a knot for sophisticated flair.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • His website describes how his early designs used ribbons, plastic wrap and fabric scraps fastened with knots and tape.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Vance, who was wary of going to war with Iran in the first place, got stuck navigating an end to it.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The car gets stuck on top of the fence, balancing precariously like a seesaw.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Here, electronic and muscle-driven pulses are more tightly fused.
    Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
  • For the first time in US history, American physical dominance is being fused with American political anarchy.
    Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Once adhered properly, my press-ons last through the wear and tear of everyday life—on keyboards, NYC subway poles, and even at the gym.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Both subsequent series adhered closer to the worldbuilding of the games and featured an entirely different cast.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The Abraham Accords demonstrated that long-frozen regional relationships could shift, opening channels for cooperation.
    Angela Chitkara, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Swinging back to our ice cream lesson from The Local Scoop, ice cream is not just frozen milk with flavoring.
    Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The pair left The Abaco Inn bar on Elbow Cay in their dinghy at dusk on April 4, headed to their anchored sailboat just off the cay's western coast.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Ask for an oceanview table that peers out onto your anchored ship.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026

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“Glued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glued. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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