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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 area is bounded by the Interstate 485/Providence Road interchange and extends south to the South Carolina state line.
    Chase Jordan April 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
  • David Duran blasted a shot from 25 yards out that hit the crossbar and bounded back in play where Jared Contreras headed it over to Garza who headed it into the net.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 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
  • While other contestants achieved varying results by playing it straight, Rhod Gilbert tied up Horne instead, leaving Horne unable to untie the flimsy rope that Gilbert fastened around his own wrists.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
  • When fastened, the zippers are locked in place, and pickpockets would have to fidget for a moment to get the gadget undone, giving you time to react.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Unlike the Persian Gulf oil supply, some of which can be routed overland, LNG is well and truly stuck until the Hormuz crisis is resolved.
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But its focus is largely on students, as Ginsburg and Hunter feel younger people are not as stuck in their ways and more open to new ideas.
    Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Arabs and Arab Americans have a template fused in our DNA for guarding our assets.
    Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • For every cultural good, identity has become fused with the object of interest, turning previously normal people leading unremarkable lives into Steak ’n Shake beef-tallow purists, Harry Potter moralists, or cast-iron-pan-cleaning radicals.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Both subsequent series adhered closer to the worldbuilding of the games and featured an entirely different cast.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Before its sale, the bottle was reconditioned at the distillery; that bespoke label was re-adhered and the cork and capsule of the bottle replaced.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The Eddie Murphy Rule is better equipped for regulating frozen orange juice concentrate and other commodities than prediction markets.
    Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the frozen hiring market appears to be dragging on wages.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Ask for an oceanview table that peers out onto your anchored ship.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Economists say the challenge is compounded by longer-term inflation expectations, which have so far remained anchored.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Mar. 2026

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“Glued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glued. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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