1
as in passions
a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone
I doubt that there's any permanent attachment between the two teenagers
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as in accessories
something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment
bought a grinder attachment for the kitchen mixer
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Recent Examples of attachments
The breed is famously loyal and prone to forming intense attachments, often bonding strongly with one person in the household.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The vacuum converts to a handheld vac for cleaning stairs, cars and furniture and includes three attachments for cleaning above-floor surfaces.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
Old emails, documents and attachments can expose years of your life.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Using standard attachments and a payload system that allowed for quick swap-outs, it's been possible to make surprisingly large changes to the spyplane, including adding an extra seat for trainers or missions that require a specialist operator.
—David Szondy
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Dissociation and memory impairment can help victims maintain necessary attachments in the short run.
—Anne P. Deprince, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Old attachments are ready to lose their hold.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
The scripts are then incubated with the goal and expectation of becoming viable packages in Artists Equity’s slate, complete with concrete attachments and financing strategy.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The vacuum converts to a handheld vac for cleaning stairs, cars and furniture and includes three attachments for cleaning above-floor surfaces.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
Old emails, documents and attachments can expose years of your life.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Using standard attachments and a payload system that allowed for quick swap-outs, it's been possible to make surprisingly large changes to the spyplane, including adding an extra seat for trainers or missions that require a specialist operator.
—David Szondy
march 29, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Dissociation and memory impairment can help victims maintain necessary attachments in the short run.
—Anne P. Deprince, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
Old attachments are ready to lose their hold.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
The scripts are then incubated with the goal and expectation of becoming viable packages in Artists Equity’s slate, complete with concrete attachments and financing strategy.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attachments
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The architect ultimately bonds with — and quickly becomes attracted to — his friend’s wife (Pamela Gidley), and as the two of them pursue their passions together, secrets from the architect’s past and family bubble to the surface.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Agne’s other passions are golfing and fishing.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Store heavy coats, boots and cold-weather accessories out of sight.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Like a quality watch, gold necklaces are timeless accessories — living outside of the trend cycle while appearing around the necks of society’s most fashionable year in and year out, no matter the season.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Alienation of affections was largely recognized in the 1800s as a tort for when a female spouse was whisked away from her husband by a third party.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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But anyone willing to consider the thicket of fears, affections and recriminations that grows through the cracks of a long relationship will find in these pages an almost unbearable tenderness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Are there family-friendly options?—
Adam Bell
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Elders and their families do have options, lawyers emphasized.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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This, Wright imagined, was one way Proxi might display its analysis of players’ minds, an aerial map of loves, phobias, triumphs, losses, pets, and near misses plus all the associations connecting them.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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Because literature is a distillation of our loves and fears, of supposedly beauty and truth, its relationship with Mammon is at least distasteful and at most tragic, but the story of writing’s association itself is certainly an engaging story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, at home, small appliances might break down or a minor breakage could occur.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some Anglicans, especially in Anglo-Catholic traditions, also ask for the intercession of saints and maintain Marian devotions similar to those in Roman Catholicism.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Many churches also have extra times of devotions and other activities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Attachments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attachments. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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