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adjective

as in cemented

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verb

past tense of glue

as in bound

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Recent Examples of glued

Verb

Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026

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Adjective

Unlike clip- and tape-ins, these are pre-bonded strands that use partial keratin — a protein already found in the hair — as an adhesive.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Cost is $25 for single and bonded adult cats; $50 for one kitten and $75 for two kittens.

— Carol Kovach, cleveland, 12 July 2022

Definition of bonded

Verb

The private sector’s growing role in security functions can deliver real value when properly bounded.

— David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Definition of bound

Adjective

Since then, cars have hit and gotten stuck on the barriers at least three times.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
While most Falcon 9 upper-stages eventually reenter Earth's atmosphere, this particularly one was so far away that appears to have instead gotten stuck in a sort of orbital limbo.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of stuck

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The memorial has a bronze marker fastened to the marble wall.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Icelandic poet, novelist and essayist Andri Snær Magnason was tasked with commemorating Ok, his words etched into copper and fastened to rock uncovered by the glacier’s retreating ice.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Definition of fastened

Adjective

His sons grew the family’s work from their New Haven, Connecticut, bakery to supermarkets around the country with frozen bagels.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Completed with a touch of lactose for a creamy finish, this hard seltzer is inspired by a classic summer frozen treat.

— Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026

Definition of frozen

Verb

After 9/11, the Bush administration fused counterterrorism with national defense through the global war on terrorism.

— Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
The real breakthrough is continuous data lineage fused with identity-aware governance, where every dataset, permission and transfer is traceable in real time.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of fused

Adjective

On a visit to Grand Cayman during a 2024 trip with Disney Cruise Line, Lee, who uses a wheelchair, was able to board and disembark the tender – a small boat used to ferry guests between an anchored cruise ship and the shore – via a portable ramp.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 July 2026
In 2011, an anchored boat packed with sleeping tourists sank in Vietnam's scenic Ha Long Bay, killing 12 tourists from nine countries, including two Americans.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of anchored

Verb

But a new fastest time from UAE’s Florian Vermeersch on June 2 of this year — 23km at an average speed of 75kmh — suggests that not everyone has adhered.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
The report found that excessive moisture had caused the adhesive to fail, leaving the roofing membrane no longer properly adhered, according to the lawsuit.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026

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