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Recent Examples of superglue
The arrow shafts were also coated with birch bark pitch–considered a Stone Age superglue.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Hopefully your first-aid kit has tweezers, because some of the alternatives—like superglue on a cotton swab—have the potential to go seriously wrong.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2022
Inside museums, the use of superglue slows the removal of activists by security – and gives them time to voice their protests to museum-goers recording them with smartphones.
—George Petras, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2022
The women used superglue to attach themselves to poles holding up the skeleton of a large four-legged dinosaur that lived tens of millions of years ago.
—Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
Hopefully your first-aid kit has tweezers, because some of the alternatives—like superglue on a cotton swab—have the potential to go seriously wrong.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2022
Inside museums, the use of superglue slows the removal of activists by security – and gives them time to voice their protests to museum-goers recording them with smartphones.
—George Petras, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2022
The women used superglue to attach themselves to poles holding up the skeleton of a large four-legged dinosaur that lived tens of millions of years ago.
—Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superglue
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This structure is supported by an ultra-thin, flexible epoxy coating that mimics the soft, delicate texture of actual brain tissue.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the Navy stripped the hangar's exterior and coated the steel frame with epoxy – a remediation critics considered inadequate – leaving behind a big bare skeleton.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2026
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In total, the project used nearly 300 square meters of thick-ream cardboard, 1,600 hot-glue-gun sticks, and 7 gallons of black paint.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
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His journey recalls the charm of days gone by, where the love of the game was its glue.—
Bomani Jones,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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The cooking process will also cause the okra to release its mucilage.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
1 Mar. 2026
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Soaking chia seeds results in a gel-like coating, called mucilage, that surrounds the seeds.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2026
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Scientists in Switzerland have recently come up with a recyclable epoxy resin that could greatly slash plastic production from aircrafts, cars and wind turbines which until now were almost impossible to reuse.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Van Hassel explained how their cores hardly ever get pressure dings, while the epoxy resin used by Swellcycle is 30% biobased.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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Simply wait until the bee has left its tunnel, Headrick said, then use Liquid Nails or a similar adhesive to plug the hole.—
Sarah Linn
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Given the cut on his finger, MLB has approved Roberts to use Dermabond adhesive on the area of his cut while pitching for one month.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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No one refilling a water glass or delivering plates.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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These marks are common and hard to avoid—McAllister says they can be caused by anything from a water glass without a coaster to a warm pizza box that’s just been delivered.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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For faucet handles and spouts, use a baking soda paste.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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There are 4,096 sensitivity levels for artists to choose from, and the pen features shortcut buttons for undo, copy/paste and more.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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