as in adhesive
a substance used to stick things together
used glue to stick the photo in the album
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Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
These glue proteins bind to individual molecules of LAT and connect them to other LAT molecules to mimic the interactions in live cells.
—Trevor Grandpre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 2 Sep. 2024
Several years later he was glued to similar coverage of the 2011 tornado super outbreak in central Alabama.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2024
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Noun
But East discarded, and South had to lose a club for, as the saying goes, one in the glue.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 28 July 2024
These glue proteins bind to individual molecules of LAT and connect them to other LAT molecules to mimic the interactions in live cells.
—Trevor Grandpre, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2024
Verb
Even though Berryman has spent a majority of his career with Coldplay, in his downtime or in between festival gigs, he’s glued to his laptop replying to emails; organizing photoshoots; dealing with newsletters and courier services; and human resource admins.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 2 Sep. 2024
Several years later he was glued to similar coverage of the 2011 tornado super outbreak in central Alabama.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glue. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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