1
as in to attach
to cause (something) to hold to another
use this paper clip to fasten your picture to the application form
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2
as in to secure
to put securely in place or in a desired position
don't forget to fasten all the lines on your tent
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3
as in to focus
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
if you could fasten your attention on one task for more than a minute, you just might get something done
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Recent Examples of fasten
The glossy leather design featured a central strap running from toe to ankle, fastened at the sides with a buckle.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Raise your tray tables and your reclining seats, and fasten your seat belts.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
The pallium, a liturgical vestment made of wool from lambs raised by Trappist monks, symbolizes the pope’s role as the shepherd of the faithful; the pope’s pallium is worn on the shoulders, fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, according to the National Catholic Reporter.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
For a cool-girl touch, Stewart wore the top with just one button fastened to show a hint of skin and paired the top with matching shorts.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 17 May 2025
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Raise your tray tables and your reclining seats, and fasten your seat belts.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
The pallium, a liturgical vestment made of wool from lambs raised by Trappist monks, symbolizes the pope’s role as the shepherd of the faithful; the pope’s pallium is worn on the shoulders, fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, according to the National Catholic Reporter.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
For a cool-girl touch, Stewart wore the top with just one button fastened to show a hint of skin and paired the top with matching shorts.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fasten
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Behind a robust plastic screen stands the 640kg (1,400lb) machine that amounts to a mechanical arm with a foot last and boot attached.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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When cars were first introduced, some had fake horse heads attached to the front to make passengers feel more comfortable.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Grand Slam tournaments offer the most ranking points on tour, and by reaching the final, both Sabalenka and Gauff have secured 1,300 points.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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SpaceX teams then raced to retrieve the floating spacecraft and its crew of four, helping secure the Dragon and hoist it onto a recovery vessel.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The majority of the bill, nearly 50 pages, focused on preparing for the impacts of climate change with updates to the state’s water plan, requiring towns to consider sea level rise when making zoning changes and mandating flood risk disclosures for home buyers and renters, among other provisions.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
5 June 2025
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The book focuses on her time in the Biden White House, particularly the three weeks that led to Biden's decision to abandon his bid for a second term.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The vessel’s end caps, made of titanium, were affixed to the hull with glue.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
10 June 2025
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The book, incidentally, is affixed with a unique and fitting page marker.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Animal Farm, published in 1945 as the Soviet Union was clamping its pincers on Eastern Europe, and 1948 – published at a time when Stalin had drawn the Iron Curtain between East and West – illustrate the moral depravity of the powerful who exert dominance over the powerless.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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When the wood is heated, immediately clamp the door in place, ensuring the clamps apply even pressure across the warped area.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2025
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Must be hard concentrating on work with all those Mauna Lani beach chairs beckoning.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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This magisterial work, greeted with greatest praise from its first volume and still seen as a landmark of historical writing, concentrated on the late seventeenth century.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
10 June 2025
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In the first game, the Dodgers and Astros were tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the 10th.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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The couple went on to tie the knot on Nov. 16, 2002, at the Ancient Spanish Monastery of St. Bernard de Clairvaux in Miami, per The Knot.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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The impressive team effort enables nematodes to hitch rides on passing insects to more favorable habitats and bridge otherwise untraversable gaps, Ding and her co-authors suggest.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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At the time, Cruise’s love story with Katie Holmes felt inextricably linked to the third Mission: Impossible film, which saw Ethan Hunt getting hitched to Julia, played by Michelle Monaghan.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Fasten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fasten. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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