as in sticky
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
walked barefoot through adhesive, clayey mud
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as in glue
a substance used to stick things together
prefers postage stamps coated with adhesive so that she doesn't have to do any licking
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Recent Examples of adhesive
Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
Like an onion being peeled, the hull had largely separated at the adhesive joining the layers.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
Carly Totten, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
Kids love the smiley patterns, while parents appreciate the non-toxic, medical-grade adhesive.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Find it on Amazon This Screen Cleaning Pad Can Be Stored On Your Device
The gel adhesive on the back of the Screen Daddy sticks right onto your devices to stay ready for use.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
Like an onion being peeled, the hull had largely separated at the adhesive joining the layers.
—Mark Harris, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
Noun
The adhesive is sturdy and easy to activate with water.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024
Kids love the smiley patterns, while parents appreciate the non-toxic, medical-grade adhesive.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adhesive
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Of course, anyone with a low tolerance for sugary sweet, sometimes sticky sentimentality would want to suck on a pack of lemons afterwards.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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To avoid a potentially sticky situation, go with one of these six leak-free options.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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Both players became glue guys on a team that, while lacking one overarching leader, bonded by getting contributions from across the roster.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The infamously scary tunnel connecting Coraline to her Other Mother was made with an air hose attached to a glue gun sprayed over wires to get that cobweb effect.Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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For example, in the HIV disease area, patients on single tablet regimens are more adherent and persistent than those on multiple tablet treatments.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Researchers separated out a group of patients who took their medication for at least a full 120 days, to make sure the difference couldn’t be chalked up to one group being more adherent than the other.Isabella Cueto, STAT, 22 May 2024
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“Adhesive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adhesive. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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