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as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
both sides of the tape are sticky, making it a little tricky to work with
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as in humid
containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture
a warm sticky day when all we wanted to do was sit somewhere with air-conditioning
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as in difficult
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
an especially sticky conversation about money matters
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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
sticky love scenes that will bore cynics to death
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Recent Examples of sticky
The blue light entices mosquitos, gnats, flies, and fruit flies, luring them to their demise on an unforgiving sticky pad.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
The starch itself is what makes foods like rice and pasta sticky and binding, and the same principle applies to clothing.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
Look for small round holes, sawdust piles, and sticky yellow stains near wooden structures to spot an infestation.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
The prey is entangled in a mesh of sticky threads that leave their legs, antennae and body segments bound together.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
The starch itself is what makes foods like rice and pasta sticky and binding, and the same principle applies to clothing.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
Look for small round holes, sawdust piles, and sticky yellow stains near wooden structures to spot an infestation.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
The prey is entangled in a mesh of sticky threads that leave their legs, antennae and body segments bound together.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sticky
Adjective
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The adhesive material also maintained stable performance after six months in storage.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Besides proving out helium-3 extraction methods, another hurdle for Interlune’s Prospect Moon will be enduring the moon’s corrosive, adhesive lunar dust.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Though Descalzo cautioned that the possible role of saunas in transmission is still just a hypothesis, the bacterium is known to spread more efficiently in humid settings.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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In hot, humid environments, like summer in the South, flour may spoil within two to four months after opening.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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When Thomson went through a difficult divorce, in 2014, Djena would often check in on her, showing up at her door with food.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Crow-Armstrong had just failed to make a highly difficult, leaping catch at the wall.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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But Kore-eda is more interested in a smiley-happy outcome of mutual accord, which is pushed into sentimental overdrive by increasingly cloying slatherings of Bandoh’s score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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But there’s another side of Lennon that was almost the sentimental counter- reaction to his own cynicism.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Wipe down the inside of the dryer with a damp rag and clean the door, too.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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The passengers disembark to discover this distant country, cold and damp, their hands in their pockets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Each of those teams will be competing for playoff spots again, leaving the Raiders with no easy divisional wins and a tough out-of-division schedule.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The group did just enough against Sale and a tough Braves bullpen to avoid getting shut out for the third time in five games.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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These Amazon finds are made for petite travelers who want to stay comfortable without defaulting to sloppy sweats.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2026
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Spurs seemed to run out of energy and their passing became sloppy.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Auditors typically treat unattributable privileged actions as accountability gaps, because the framework expects sensitive operations to trace back to an accountable individual rather than an autonomous system.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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In addition, some companies and governments may pair that with quantum key cryptography, particularly for highly sensitive information.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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“Sticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sticky. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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