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
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Liam's voice to me was the glue that kept together so many songs that became soundtracks of my life.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Michelle Weber, Longreads, 13 Nov. 2024
As the night wore on, muted crowds watched with eyes glued to screens showing the results.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
John Magaro is the glue that holds September 5 together.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Liam's voice to me was the glue that kept together so many songs that became soundtracks of my life.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
Among its grantees are Just Stop Oil, which threw the tomato soup and glued the Vermeer; Last Generation, which splattered the mashed potatoes on the Monet; Zepeda’s group, Declare Emergency; and the Social Change Lab, which conducts research on activism.
—Michelle Weber, Longreads, 13 Nov. 2024
As the night wore on, muted crowds watched with eyes glued to screens showing the results.
—Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glue
Noun
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The adhesives are strong enough to hold up to 40 pounds of weight—no drilling required.Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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Heavier items may need to be glued on with a hot glue gun or stronger adhesive.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
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So you’re bound to find a color that complements your bathroom.Isabel Garcia, People.com, 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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The first, 17 feet in diameter, hangs outside his parent’s house in Glen Arm; the other, a 12-footer, is fastened to the sunroom outside his tudor-style home on a quiet street in north Baltimore.Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
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While flying remains an extremely safe way to travel, passengers should heed advice from cabin crew to keep their seatbelt fastened whenever they are seated, and to always obey the seatbelt sign and remain buckled in whenever it is illuminated.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Glue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glue. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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