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adhering

verb
  1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.

    "wax adhered to his finger"

    Similar: cleave, cling, stick

  2. To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.

  3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

Synonymscleave, cling, stick

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