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Recent Examples of superglue
The arrow shafts were also coated with birch bark pitch–considered a Stone Age superglue.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Hopefully your first-aid kit has tweezers, because some of the alternatives—like superglue on a cotton swab—have the potential to go seriously wrong.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2022
Inside museums, the use of superglue slows the removal of activists by security – and gives them time to voice their protests to museum-goers recording them with smartphones.
—George Petras, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2022
The women used superglue to attach themselves to poles holding up the skeleton of a large four-legged dinosaur that lived tens of millions of years ago.
—Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Hopefully your first-aid kit has tweezers, because some of the alternatives—like superglue on a cotton swab—have the potential to go seriously wrong.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2022
Inside museums, the use of superglue slows the removal of activists by security – and gives them time to voice their protests to museum-goers recording them with smartphones.
—George Petras, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2022
The women used superglue to attach themselves to poles holding up the skeleton of a large four-legged dinosaur that lived tens of millions of years ago.
—Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superglue
Noun
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Instead, the Navy stripped the hangar's exterior and coated the steel frame with epoxy – a remediation critics considered inadequate – leaving behind a big bare skeleton.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2026
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Options such as epoxy flooring, which can help avoid grout maintenance, is an example of how Simque advises clients on serviceable solutions that align with operational realities.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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These ragtag misfits, who are all incredibly talented and who are in desperate need of each other, and the glue that binds them together is the music and the city.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Plant it glue-stopper-side down, leaving the top drainage hole exposed and accessible above the soil.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The cooking process will also cause the okra to release its mucilage.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
1 Mar. 2026
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Soaking chia seeds results in a gel-like coating, called mucilage, that surrounds the seeds.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2026
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Scientists in Switzerland have recently come up with a recyclable epoxy resin that could greatly slash plastic production from aircrafts, cars and wind turbines which until now were almost impossible to reuse.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Van Hassel explained how their cores hardly ever get pressure dings, while the epoxy resin used by Swellcycle is 30% biobased.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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Simply wait until the bee has left its tunnel, Headrick said, then use Liquid Nails or a similar adhesive to plug the hole.—
Sarah Linn
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Given the cut on his finger, MLB has approved Roberts to use Dermabond adhesive on the area of his cut while pitching for one month.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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No one refilling a water glass or delivering plates.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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These marks are common and hard to avoid—McAllister says they can be caused by anything from a water glass without a coaster to a warm pizza box that’s just been delivered.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tackle scuff marks and tough dirt and grime with a paste made of baking soda and water.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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Miso Miso is made by fermenting soybeans with salt and a culture called koji, which transforms the mixture into a rich, savory paste.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Superglue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superglue. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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