as in attaching
to cause (something) to hold to another
affix a first-class stamp to the envelope
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Recent Examples of affixing
In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment.
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Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
22 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
Many figures within evangelicalism have promoted an aggressive, domineering, even abusive view of manhood—affixing to it, as Du Mez argues, the label biblical.
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Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Another document details exactly how to create a Patriot Front banner – down to how to tie the knots affixing the canvas.
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Will Carless,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
In addition to the oodles of diamonds, emeralds and sapphires adorning everyone's hands and wrists, some celebrities went for even more sparkle, affixing delicate stones to their eyes, cheeks and nose.
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Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
About a decade ago the artist Paul Chan (no relation) began affixing fans to the bases of humanoid sculptures, made from cylindrical nylon tubes, in order to animate them.
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Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Caesarstone in 2010 began affixing warning labels to its slabs.
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Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
In the calls, Mary detailed to the deputies the steps Nathan was taking to kill her, from affixing a tracker on her car to stashing a black backpack in her garage containing duct tape, zip ties and a note with the word ‘waterboarding’ written on it.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Dan Zaksheske,
FOXNews.com,
22 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
Many figures within evangelicalism have promoted an aggressive, domineering, even abusive view of manhood—affixing to it, as Du Mez argues, the label biblical.
—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Another document details exactly how to create a Patriot Front banner – down to how to tie the knots affixing the canvas.
—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
In addition to the oodles of diamonds, emeralds and sapphires adorning everyone's hands and wrists, some celebrities went for even more sparkle, affixing delicate stones to their eyes, cheeks and nose.
—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
About a decade ago the artist Paul Chan (no relation) began affixing fans to the bases of humanoid sculptures, made from cylindrical nylon tubes, in order to animate them.
—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
Caesarstone in 2010 began affixing warning labels to its slabs.
—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
In the calls, Mary detailed to the deputies the steps Nathan was taking to kill her, from affixing a tracker on her car to stashing a black backpack in her garage containing duct tape, zip ties and a note with the word ‘waterboarding’ written on it.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affixing
attaching
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By attaching protein tags to a cell membrane, the synthetic biologist Reinhard Lipowsky at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces attracted other proteins to crowd around and physically bend the membrane, forcing the cell to divide.
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In general, the process works by first anesthetizing the insect and then attaching electrodes to its brain and sensory organs.
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“Affixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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