as in attached
to cause (something) to hold to another
affix a first-class stamp to the envelope
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Recent Examples of affixed
There’s a known issue with a part of the Orion capsule’s heat shield, which is a part affixed to the spacecraft’s circular bottom that’s made of an ablative material — meaning it’s meant to char and erode as it’s exposed to heat.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
There are bodies made from scrap metal, bodies pierced with tentacles and affixed with screens for nipples and eyes, bodies broken down for parts, and walls lined with images of skin.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
The coach often looks at those basketball stickers affixed over a block M at each player's locker.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Newspaper reporting and books over the last 20 years had already tarnished the halo some affixed to Chávez after his death, Garcia said.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
For the last 10 years, his focus has been affixed to the NBA.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
It could be used for a pleasant night of car camping, with skylights and capable roof racks affixed to the top.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, legislators were more universally supportive of a transportation package that featured numerous road dedications that also affixed late Florida State University Football Coach Bobby Bowden’s name to Tallahassee International Airport (SB 628).
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
The proof of purchase is a decal that must be affixed to the vessel.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
There are bodies made from scrap metal, bodies pierced with tentacles and affixed with screens for nipples and eyes, bodies broken down for parts, and walls lined with images of skin.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
The coach often looks at those basketball stickers affixed over a block M at each player's locker.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Newspaper reporting and books over the last 20 years had already tarnished the halo some affixed to Chávez after his death, Garcia said.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
For the last 10 years, his focus has been affixed to the NBA.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
It could be used for a pleasant night of car camping, with skylights and capable roof racks affixed to the top.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, legislators were more universally supportive of a transportation package that featured numerous road dedications that also affixed late Florida State University Football Coach Bobby Bowden’s name to Tallahassee International Airport (SB 628).
—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
The proof of purchase is a decal that must be affixed to the vessel.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affixed
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Woods, 50, had to climb out of the passenger's side door of his Land Rover in the wake of the March 27 crash on Jupiter Island, because the car had flipped onto its side after clipping the trailer attached to a pickup truck driving in front of him, according to the arrest report.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Bayan Wolcott is attached to write and executive produce the adaptation, with Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Zinzi Coogler executive producing on behalf of Proximity Media.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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Much of the government’s secrecy around UFOs and UAP is tied to national security concerns, according to Diamond.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Kings had the worst record in the NBA as recently as March 9, but after winning seven of their last 14 games they are now tied with the Utah Jazz for the fifth-worst record in the league.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Affixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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