as in to attach
to cause (something) to hold to another
affix a first-class stamp to the envelope
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Recent Examples of affix
To the eye, that’s obvious; as far as your vision can tell, all the planets and stars are mere dots of light affixed to a flat sky.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Trump’s deputy chief of staff shared a video of the moment on social media, showing the President affixing his signature to a document in familiar Sharpie.
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Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Ten pieces of carbon fiber are affixed to the chassis, which has the benefit of increasing torsional stiffness by 23 percent.
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Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Other clocks are affixed to a structure, like the clocks at Union Station, or the clock that adorns the archway into Little Village.
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Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Trump’s deputy chief of staff shared a video of the moment on social media, showing the President affixing his signature to a document in familiar Sharpie.
—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Ten pieces of carbon fiber are affixed to the chassis, which has the benefit of increasing torsional stiffness by 23 percent.
—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Other clocks are affixed to a structure, like the clocks at Union Station, or the clock that adorns the archway into Little Village.
—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for affix
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affix
attach
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But success in this area would give Meta a robust revenue stream that isn’t attached to its bread-and-butter advertising business, which drives all but 2% of the company’s total revenue.
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Karger’s original screenplay Fantasy Camp sold in a competitive bidding situation to STX and had Jennifer Garner attached to star.
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“Affix.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affix. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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