1
: one that pierces with a point
2
a
: one that adheres or causes adhesion
b
: a slip of paper with adhesive back that can be fastened to a surface
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If your child is a sound sleeper, stamp their hand with a shamrock stamp, shamrock stickers, or even a washable shamrock tattoo.
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Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
Kaling added a happy birthday sticker to the post to celebrate her daughter's big day.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Since December, MacLachlan said the association has upped its marketing efforts with cookie and sticker strolls, and its annual Chocolate Festival on Feb. 15 brought up to 350 customers to 20 participating businesses.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
In a wooded cemetery in Munich, a white sticker with a puzzling QR code appeared on a gravestone late last year.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
Kaling added a happy birthday sticker to the post to celebrate her daughter's big day.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Since December, MacLachlan said the association has upped its marketing efforts with cookie and sticker strolls, and its annual Chocolate Festival on Feb. 15 brought up to 350 customers to 20 participating businesses.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
In a wooded cemetery in Munich, a white sticker with a puzzling QR code appeared on a gravestone late last year.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Sticker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticker. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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sticker
noun
stick·er
ˈstik-ər 
1
: something that pierces with a point
2
a
: something that clings (as a bur) or causes clinging (as glue)
b
: a slip of paper with gummed back that clings to a surface
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