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as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
both sides of the tape are sticky, making it a little tricky to work with
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as in humid
containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture
a warm sticky day when all we wanted to do was sit somewhere with air-conditioning
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as in difficult
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
an especially sticky conversation about money matters
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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
sticky love scenes that will bore cynics to death
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Recent Examples of sticky
In this way, gravity actually helps the layers of TPU fuse together, as each sticky new layer is pressed onto the hanging layer that came before it.
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Ben Coxworth
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2025
Throughout their sticky mid-season run of form, Guardiola’s side looked their most predictable when Gvardiol wasn’t able to offer those overlapping and underlapping runs.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 28 May 2025
So treat them like landing pages: Add sticky filters for size, color and availability.
—William Polson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The reviews and social conversation were becoming apparent that this had inserted itself into the culture in a really sticky way.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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Ben Coxworth
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2025
Throughout their sticky mid-season run of form, Guardiola’s side looked their most predictable when Gvardiol wasn’t able to offer those overlapping and underlapping runs.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 28 May 2025
So treat them like landing pages: Add sticky filters for size, color and availability.
—William Polson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The reviews and social conversation were becoming apparent that this had inserted itself into the culture in a really sticky way.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sticky
Adjective
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Unlike apparel factories, footwear factories may use 200 or more manufacturing processes, from molding to adhesive application and high-temperature assembly, so optimizing those activities to use less energy, and cleaner energy, is important, Polk said.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
4 June 2025
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The affected product, the fresh cut cucumber, was packaged in a clear circular plastic container with a clear lid and white adhesive label, with the code 00262969000006 and dated up to May 24, 2025.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The outdoor market is held year-round, but Florida weather from March through October is hot and humid.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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In hot and humid conditions, sweating cannot cool the body and brain enough.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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But the fact that Schwartzman, in his first film, was given the difficult task of stealing laughs away from a comedy legend, and so often succeeds in doing so, gives him the slight edge.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
30 May 2025
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These connections are difficult to make from within, but consultants are trained to see across boundaries.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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On Monday, May 26, the celebrity chef, 65, shared a sentimental throwback picture of her late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, and her late mother, Nancy Bertinelli.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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In Amrum, Fatih Akin stages a sentimental conversation between himself and his mentor, the German director Hark Bohm.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Part of the iris family, this plant likes moist to average soil and is generally found in marshes, damp woods, and on stream banks and slopes in zones 4a-9b.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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Most of World Cup 1954 was not to his liking, but in the final week the temperatures cooled, and the final was played on a damp day.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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This is a time for doing the tough, often unglamorous job of making the city function for all New Yorkers.—
Scott Stringer,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2025
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There are powerful levers to pull if Trump chooses, like increasing US military aid or imposing tough new sanctions, such as those overwhelmingly supported in the US Senate.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Los Alamitos tied the game in the third due to some sloppy defense from the Eagles.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
23 May 2025
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The first half was sloppy, with both teams unable to take control of the game or create genuine goal chances.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Moreover, data tokenization or de-identification allows sensitive information (like PII or health records) to be replaced with non-sensitive surrogates, reducing risk without compromising analytics.—
Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Tian also allegedly sent additional sensitive data on U.S. weapons systems.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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“Sticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sticky. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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