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glued

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verb

past tense of glue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glued
Verb
  • The typically sluggish Phil, outfitted from head to toe in the style of Professor Coltrane Von Tutt, bounded out onto the convention floor with dramatic flair, flipping his homemade purple cape vigorously from side to side.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
  • The same dog who once could barely walk now bounds across the shelter yard with joyful energy.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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
  • Similar to how ropes push materials into the back of the human printer, wires fastened to a cap on Mickey’s head transmit memory data.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
  • That was the year Elizabeth Hurley, then a largely unknown model, arrived for the London premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral on the arm of then-boyfriend Hugh Grant, wearing a black silk evening gown fastened at the sides with oversized gold safety pins.
    Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Once a star has fused the helium in its core fully, an inert carbon-oxygen core arises, with helium burning in a shell around it and hydrogen burning in a shell around that.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The final effect, roughly akin to Jacques Cousteau fused with Mark Cousins, will bemuse some and beguile many.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The budget cuts at major research universities keep piling up, as more federal funding is frozen or eliminated, enrollment of international students is threatened, and inflationary pressures continue.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Smoothies Smoothies, which use fresh or frozen fruits or green vegetables combined with a liquid base such as water, milk, or juice, may be the most hydrating.20 These recipes can also be refreshing, naturally sweet, and contain antioxidants.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • No 10 Morgan Gibbs-White was one-v-two against the Villa double pivot, while goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez found easy out balls with wedged passes to either full-back.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The rest of Chung’s edit features plenty more outwear, as well as a tartan gilet, stripped knits, and a wedged wellington boot—all speaking to Chung’s own personal style, with a campaign shot by Tim Walker that was inspiration by Chung’s festival looks through the years.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Sequestered behind walls and gates on a little more than a quarter of an acre, the dwelling is fronted by a driveway that leads to an attached garage tucked off to the side.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
  • Opposing defenses would be forced to stay more attached to Ivey, which should allow Cunningham more room to create for himself and others.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • By combining Privy’s embedded, non-custodial wallet infrastructure with Bridge’s stablecoin payment rails, Stripe is quietly bypassing the constraints that have kept fintech tethered to the banking system.
    Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • Strong winds were the main threat overnight with the potential of embedded tornadoes.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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“Glued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glued. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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