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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
Add Sticky Traps Inside Place sticky glue traps along walls or in corners as the last line of defense for snakes entering the home.
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
The intricate family drama uses Christianity as a pillar, but extends outward to explore the sticky nuances and unexpected circumstances that arise amid major life changes.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2026
Companies with strong fundamentals, sticky customer bases, and genuine AI integration strategies have been marked down alongside those with legitimate structural vulnerabilities.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The game involves two teams of six players who use their hands to pass a ball — covered in a sticky resin — to get it into the other team’s goal, protected by a goalkeeper.
—ABC News, 15 May 2026
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Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
The intricate family drama uses Christianity as a pillar, but extends outward to explore the sticky nuances and unexpected circumstances that arise amid major life changes.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 May 2026
Companies with strong fundamentals, sticky customer bases, and genuine AI integration strategies have been marked down alongside those with legitimate structural vulnerabilities.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The game involves two teams of six players who use their hands to pass a ball — covered in a sticky resin — to get it into the other team’s goal, protected by a goalkeeper.
—ABC News, 15 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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Once the storms exit the area, cooler temperatures and less humid weather are expected Tuesday through Thursday, with afternoon temperatures in the mid- to upper 60s, according to the weather service.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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My key to surviving hot, humid summer weather is skorts.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
18 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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Instead of paper towels, wrap freshly washed herbs in a clean, damp cloth napkin.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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Plant clover in cool, damp weather, use minimal soil coverage, and water lightly.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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 20 May. 2026.
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