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adjective

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 glued
Verb
Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glued
  1. bonded
  2. bound
  3. stuck
  4. fastened
  5. frozen
  6. fused
  7. anchored
  8. adhered
Adjective
  • Each kit includes 36 pre-bonded clusters—enough for six applications—plus a non-stick applicator that makes placement a breeze.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike clip- and tape-ins, these are pre-bonded strands that use partial keratin — a protein already found in the hair — as an adhesive.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Definition of bonded
Verb
  • Seth Jones’ shot from the point struck Tkachuk on the arm and bounded in.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Russia’s support for Tehran has been operationally meaningful but carefully bounded.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bound
Adjective
  • Those who don’t will be accused of failing to adjust or even stuck in the old days.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Pavel Dorofeyev, the team’s most notable trade acquisition over the summer, came close on several occasions but remained stuck on two goals for the season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of stuck
Verb
  • At the textile factory, Periyasaamy was folding and packing aprons with a GoPro fastened to her head.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Whitney did her own makeup, put on her Nike Cortez sneakers, and fastened an ivory bandana around her head.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fastened
Adjective
  • Still other ultraprocessed foods – including sauces, condiments and ready-to-heat dishes like frozen dinners – show no consistent links to people’s health one way or the other.
    — Garrett M. Broad, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Apple Turnovers Grandma always appreciated a smart shortcut, and these apple turnovers have that—frozen puff pastry makes the crust on these turnovers quick and easy.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of frozen
Verb
  • The big bang flooded the universe with hydrogen and helium, plenty of which fused together within stars to create many heavier elements right up to iron.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both a special mention and the Public Prize went to Brais Albor Rodriguez (Spain) for a collection that improbably and wittily fused the idea of squirrels—through shearling sourced on Vinted—and cojones.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of fused
Adjective
  • But the message needs to stay anchored to facts the firm can support.
    — David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Lorenzo’s raft just missed the anchored catamaran, but his father, cousin and aunt weren’t as lucky.
    — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of anchored
Verb
  • McCarthy and his co-screenwriters, Noé Debré and Thomas Bidegain, have adhered closely to the actual transcripts of the conference in their efforts to recreate it.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier versions adhered more closely to the facts of what happened to Pam.
    — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
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“Glued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glued. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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