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adjective

Definition of gluednext
as in cemented

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glued

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verb

past tense of glue
as in bound

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glued
  1. bound
  2. bonded
  3. fastened
  4. fused
  5. frozen
  6. wedged
  7. attached
  8. embedded
Verb
  • In the first verse, the drums march stiffly, while the bass is excitable like the cad Khan targets, popping rudely and bounding showily into the chorus.
    Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Most causes of bounding pulses are normal compensatory responses of the heart.
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of bound
Adjective
  • Yet advocates say bonded labor is still rampant in the sugar industry, as recent incidents in Maharashtra have shown.
    Haziq Qadri, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2023
  • Its bonded and riveted aluminum chassis features a suspension that doesn't crack teeth even in its firmest setting.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 Jan. 2023
Definition of bonded
Verb
  • Mitchell said her mother was fastened to a gurney and hoisted up, then taken to another hospital.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Please make sure your seatbelts are securely fastened.
    Ken Feyder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of fastened
Verb
  • Certain designs are transparent, others fused with a gold powder, giving them an iridescent sheen.
    Alex Wynne, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The group presented collections that fused together ancestral know-how with future-thinking designs.
    Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of fused
Adjective
  • The body has to be refrigerated, but not frozen, because freezing damages the cells.
    Camille Bromley, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Striking workers are digging in their heels on a revival of their pension plan, which was frozen and closed to new members 10 years ago.
    Jena McGregor, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of frozen
Adjective
  • The clogs have a subtle wedged heel for support, which many people say helps with issues like plantar fasciitis.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2024
  • Style yours with a belt at the waist to accentuate your figure, and add a pair of wedged heels in black if your dress is colorful.
    Essence, Essence, 10 July 2024
Definition of wedged
Adjective
  • Its curvaceous shape represents the female form, with an attached ball symbolizing the constraints women face.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Fox added on a black and white Dsquared2 clutch featuring an attached glovelet.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of attached
Adjective
  • To further unify x86, the group will solicit input from interested hardware and software providers who have first-hand experience with how the architecture is implemented across various settings including the cloud, datacenters, clients, the network edge and embedded devices.
    Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The week ahead Monday Apple is expected to launch the iPhone 16 with embedded artificial intelligence.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
Definition of embedded
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