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glued

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verb

past tense of glue

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Recent Examples of glued
Verb
And if the elements are glued on, the dryer is likely to cause the glue to melt. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glued
Verb
  • The project area is bounded by the Midlothian Turnpike, Central Avenue, 147th Street and Lamon Avenue.
    Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • After all, in Game 3, Banchero made a game-clinching 3 in the final minute that bounded high off the back of the rim and miraculously fell through.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
  • Fifty-eight gazar- and organza-covered buttons lined the back of the bodice, all fastened by Rouleau loops.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • At the moment of the attack, the patrol was monitoring a black rhino and tracking the animal through a GPS device fastened to its ankle.
    Ryan Brennan April 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Kafka—who was from Prague, just over a hundred miles from here—stuck humans into impossible situations in his novels.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • His new album, Sd-3, gets it nice and stuck.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Then family and football fused when Ogletree’s son started playing for Norcross in the Gwinnett Football League — and so began Ogletree’s coaching career in youth football.
    Jack Leo, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Cee Cee and Bette have long since been fused into a single cultural entity.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Once adhered properly, my press-ons last through the wear and tear of everyday life—on keyboards, NYC subway poles, and even at the gym.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Both subsequent series adhered closer to the worldbuilding of the games and featured an entirely different cast.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Not noticeably different than any other basic frozen waffle.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Trees grew on the roof of the Polissya Hotel, which once housed nuclear scientists; at the Palace of Culture Energetik in the city’s center, frozen rain collected inside of a decrepit swimming pool.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The massive, unofficial sandbar party transformed Lake Boca Raton into a sea of anchored vessels, music, and socializing for the annual South Florida tradition.
    Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The pair left The Abaco Inn bar on Elbow Cay in their dinghy at dusk on April 4, headed to their anchored sailboat just off the cay's western coast.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Glued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glued. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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