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Recent Examples of superglue
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.
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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
There is no dignified way to squeeze a tiny bottle of superglue.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2022
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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
There is no dignified way to squeeze a tiny bottle of superglue.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superglue
Noun
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Miller also redid the concrete flooring and epoxy in the back.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2026
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When cured, traditional epoxy can not be remelted or reshaped.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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While you might be inclined to take the less humane route to keep mice out—stocking up on traps, glues, essential oils, and other expensive (and often gruesome) killers—there are plenty of natural ways to repel mice worth trying, too.—
Kylie McConville,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
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Senior guard Ashley Waslo can be considered a glue player for Burlington Central.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Okra Okra is known for its sticky mucilage, which works as a thickening agent for stews and gumbo.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
19 Sep. 2025
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But lately, a lot of growers in Latin America and Africa have begun to try out natural process beans, fermenting some of the coffee berry sugars or mucilage.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
2 Sep. 2025
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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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Wet wipes contain alcohol and chemicals that strip natural oils, damage materials like leather, and weaken shoe adhesives.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
20 Jan. 2026
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Some traps are passive and low-energy (like pitfall and adhesive), while others are active and energy-intensive (snap and suction).—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Another photo shows the two posing in front of a water glass that’s been turned into an impromptu ashtray.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Instead, take a loop around your office, or visit the kitchen to refill your water glass.—
Currie Engel,
Health,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Place one and 3/4 cup cream, powdered sugar and vanilla bean paste in bowl of a stand mixer.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Superglue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superglue. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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