fastening
noun
fas·ten·ing
ˈfa-sᵊn-iŋ 
ˈfas-niŋ
Examples of fastening in a Sentence
a coat with button and loop fastenings
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The following day at Dior, Jenna Ortega was seen in a gothic black sleeveless Hussar vest, the frog fastenings embroidered intricately with gold thread and finished with shining buttons.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
From bin handling and fastening to tool changeouts, the system is adaptable and continuously learns from new tasks, integrating smoothly into existing workflows without the need for cages or retrofits.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Its Neoprene-like upper features a zipper fastening, beneath which appears a traditional lacing system.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
That's the thinking behind a new Velcro-like fastening system which allows interior walls to simply be yanked out by hand and swapped for new ones when necessary.
—New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
From bin handling and fastening to tool changeouts, the system is adaptable and continuously learns from new tasks, integrating smoothly into existing workflows without the need for cages or retrofits.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Its Neoprene-like upper features a zipper fastening, beneath which appears a traditional lacing system.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
That's the thinking behind a new Velcro-like fastening system which allows interior walls to simply be yanked out by hand and swapped for new ones when necessary.
—New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fastening
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“Fastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fastening. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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