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
Kikuo and Shunsuke revere kabuki’s bygone giants, who are affixed with that moniker.
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Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The instrumental snippets are accessed — in old-fashioned CD-ROM hover-and-click style — by clicking on band posters or photographs pictured as being taped or otherwise affixed to a wall in a bedroom with a guitar, stacks of CDs and some dirty clothes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Gallego is confident that none of the pejoratives affixed to Democrats—weak, feckless, timid—applies to him.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Ten thousand cattails were used to create thin vertical rods, which were affixed to the perimeter of an octagonal skylight, creating a chapel with gently undulating walls.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
While the site has been vacant since 2023, a telling alcohol permit from Texas Roadhouse is now affixed to the building.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Her other jewelry included another archival brooch affixed to her choker necklace, plus a bespoke ring and earrings by Jessica McCormack.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
In the feminine symbolism of the flower and the Hello Kitty doll—and the myriad bracelets, hearts, and other items affixed to each canvas—Echard constructs her figure’s gender as a tangled, blurry, and tactile exchange between the body and its surroundings.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
The unlawful taking of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its operation.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The instrumental snippets are accessed — in old-fashioned CD-ROM hover-and-click style — by clicking on band posters or photographs pictured as being taped or otherwise affixed to a wall in a bedroom with a guitar, stacks of CDs and some dirty clothes.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Gallego is confident that none of the pejoratives affixed to Democrats—weak, feckless, timid—applies to him.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Ten thousand cattails were used to create thin vertical rods, which were affixed to the perimeter of an octagonal skylight, creating a chapel with gently undulating walls.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
While the site has been vacant since 2023, a telling alcohol permit from Texas Roadhouse is now affixed to the building.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Her other jewelry included another archival brooch affixed to her choker necklace, plus a bespoke ring and earrings by Jessica McCormack.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
In the feminine symbolism of the flower and the Hello Kitty doll—and the myriad bracelets, hearts, and other items affixed to each canvas—Echard constructs her figure’s gender as a tangled, blurry, and tactile exchange between the body and its surroundings.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
The unlawful taking of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its operation.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affixed
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Learning Resources, whose name is forever attached to a consequential Supreme Court decision, shared the victory Friday with small businesses everywhere, which, along with consumers, bore the brunt of the tariff costs.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Police located the truck with one plow attached and found the other two in the man's garage.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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Rai led by one stroke when play was suspended Thursday but bogeyed 18 early Friday to drop into a tie and shot a second-round 70, leaving him tied for 12th with South African Aldrich Potgeiter, Ryan Fox and 2021 Genesis champion Max Homa at the halfway point.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile Trump — a longtime friend of Epstein’s whose name allegedly appears in the files over a million times — and other figures working within or tied to his administration seem to not only hang above the fray, but enjoy the protection of the American justice system.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Affixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixed. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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