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Recent Examples of superglue
This new research, however, could apply some superglue to our broken theories by suggesting a new identity for little red dots and an entirely new class of cosmic object.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Anna-av/Getty Images The structure of the gecko's toes have inspired many a previous product—from special superglues through to 'spiderman'-style climbing suits—but such have long proven difficult to emulate in medical and personal care products.
—Health Reporter, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The arrow shafts were also coated with birch bark pitch–considered a Stone Age superglue.
—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
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Anna-av/Getty Images The structure of the gecko's toes have inspired many a previous product—from special superglues through to 'spiderman'-style climbing suits—but such have long proven difficult to emulate in medical and personal care products.
—Health Reporter, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The arrow shafts were also coated with birch bark pitch–considered a Stone Age superglue.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superglue
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The pioneering project at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design is working to create environmentally friendly alternatives to concrete and epoxy while also reducing the waste going into landfills.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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With laser guidance, contractors applied epoxy to joint the blocks end-on.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Eventually one of RevMed’s chemistry teams came up with a way to use the glue concept to block all forms of the bad protein.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The Science of Glue Molecular glues work in a fundamentally different way from other oral medicines.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
29 May 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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As with the Apollo spacecraft, Orion’s heat shield is made principally of a material known as Avcoat, a combination of epoxy resin and silica fibers, designed to absorb the fires of reentry and slowly burn off, or ablate, carrying the reentry heat away from the capsule and crew.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Apr. 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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Then, lather on the base coat before applying a lacquer — the second step acts as an adhesive to help the polish last longer.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Long pool sessions, hot tubs and saunas put extra stress on the adhesive, so an overpatch is worth considering before a beach day or vacation.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 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
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In true TikTok fashion, the ingredient has now been rebranded as an overnight beauty ritual, with creators slathering on opaque layers of the chalky paste in pursuit of calmer, clearer, supposedly glowier skin by morning.—
Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Users can enter a prompt, upload a PDF or DOCX, paste notes, or provide a link.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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“Superglue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superglue. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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