as in adhesives
a substance used to stick things together
used glue to stick the photo in the album
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Recent Examples of glues
Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Hayes shares with me that the lash bond used to adhere their falsies to your lashes is a much healthier option, because its formula does not utilize common but toxic ingredients found in other lash glues or bonds.
—Essence, 31 July 2025
Verb
The glues typically don’t hold well under a wet and salty surf.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
Hayes shares with me that the lash bond used to adhere their falsies to your lashes is a much healthier option, because its formula does not utilize common but toxic ingredients found in other lash glues or bonds.
—Essence, 31 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glues
Noun
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Fewer adhesives, less weight, less complexity in the design.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Coupled with a suite of PFAS-free process innovations—including water-repellent surface modification and adhesives—the membrane also preserves waterproof performance.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What binds them together is their adherence to these six commitments.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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That unspoken bond is precious, and what binds a lot of community together.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The new partnership fuses performance gear with lifestyle fashion, marking Audi’s Formula 1 debut and adidas’ latest move into motorsport culture.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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Paradise Lost, Milton’s epic of civil war, exile, and a journey to a new, heavenly homeland, fuses the Aeneid with other classical and biblical models.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Glues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glues. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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