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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glued
  1. bonded
  2. bound
  3. stuck
  4. fastened
  5. frozen
  6. fused
  7. anchored
  8. adhered
Adjective
  • Each kit includes 36 pre-bonded clusters—enough for six applications—plus a non-stick applicator that makes placement a breeze.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of bonded
Verb
  • Christian Moore hit an infield single with two outs and the bases loaded that bounded off reliever Taylor Rogers' leg to score Zach Neto and give the Los Angeles Angels a 6-5, 11-inning victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Thirty years ago, with the eyes of the world upon her, Janet Evans carried an Olympic torch and bounded up a ramp inside Atlanta’s Olympic Stadium to pass the flame to the greatest of all time.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bound
Adjective
  • Without a clear implementation roadmap, companies can become stuck in the pilot phase, struggling to scale successful AI initiatives across their operations.
    — Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Repetitive imagery of freeways, streetcar tracks, even horses seem to torture the main characters for feeling stuck.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • Ten giant, vintage-looking buttons, each representing a nonprofit in attendance, were seemingly fastened to the top of the stage.
    — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to the thong sandal straps on the vamp, the shoes also feature a slim slingback strap that wraps around the heel and is fastened by a small tonal buckle.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fastened
Adjective
  • The accords failed to stop the war, creating a frozen conflict with an ever-rising human toll that ultimately gave way to a full-scale invasion.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Check basket capacity too, since countertop units make and store ice but generally won’t keep it frozen indefinitely.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of frozen
Verb
  • Tommy Hilfiger knows his way around prep, and this capsule gives the classics — from cable knits and varsity jackets to denim and chinos — a timely refresh, in the form of sharper proportions fused with archival touches.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Last year’s Ninja Gaiden 4 from Team Ninja and PlatinumGames fused a demanding combat sandbox with a dynamic resource meter that actively rewarded high-level play.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of fused
Adjective
  • But the message needs to stay anchored to facts the firm can support.
    — David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Lorenzo’s raft just missed the anchored catamaran, but his father, cousin and aunt weren’t as lucky.
    — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of anchored
Verb
  • Earlier versions adhered more closely to the facts of what happened to Pam.
    — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of adhered

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“Glued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glued. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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