as in adhesive
a substance used to stick things together
used glue to stick the photo in the album
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Recent Examples of glue
Michael Phillips, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2024
Without the central glue of SUR, Vanderpump’s own presence in her namesake show also began to feel awkward and clunky.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Cut to a scene of the boys, glueing the privates back onto the statue, the wrong way . . .
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Adams, though, works like magic glue to keep it all together.
—Michael Phillips, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2024
Without the central glue of SUR, Vanderpump’s own presence in her namesake show also began to feel awkward and clunky.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
For decades, the New York City extravaganza has had families across the United States glued to their TV screens.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Cut to a scene of the boys, glueing the privates back onto the statue, the wrong way . . .
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glue
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The adhesives used in this type of furniture can contain formaldehyde, which goes through a process called off-gassing, where the chemical is released into the air over time.Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
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Scientists already knew that Neanderthals made adhesives using other materials like ocher and naturally sticky substances to haft stone tips onto wooden shafts to create weapons.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Later in the game, the time to respond is bound to slow down as each player puts concentrated thoughts into the matter.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Rookie Tristan da Silva, who’s already started 14 games in the absence of Banchero, is bound to take on a larger role, too.Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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Conversely, Path of Exile adhered more closely to that aesthetic, while introducing its own world and lore.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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This traditionalist vision of the Dad TV show is rooted in the concept of a specific viewer (an actual dad) and revolves around a core set of values to which that viewership adheres.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
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Levine also wrote the soaring score alongside Jamestown Revival’s Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance, and its folk-rock vibe perfectly fuses the show’s Southern setting of Tulsa, Oklahoma with the harder, street edge of the greasers.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Severe cases often require spinal fusion surgery, or the process of realigning the out-of-place vertebrae and then fusing them with the surrounding bone.Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Middleton looked vibrant and healthy while wearing a long red coat with a large black bow fastened to the collar.Janelle Ash, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Pull neck skin to back and fasten with a small skewer.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glue. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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