affixed

past tense of affix

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of affixed The scene was both serious and strange — after all, this was Vegas and a member of the Satanic temple with black devil horns affixed to the top of his head was waiting for his turn on the microphone. Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026 One room had a baby gate affixed to the outside of the door frame, held together with numerous zip ties and duct tape, police said. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 This time, SpaceX has affixed cameras to six of the Starlink satellites. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026 Historically, the council has affixed amendments to a bulletin board in council chambers. Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 With only a few minutes to go until stoppage time, France's Kylian Mbappé was spotted on the bench with his cleats off, with what appeared to be an ice pack affixed to his right foot/ankle area. Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026 They are affixed to the inky blue background, yet its maker(s), who apparently stitched each luminary on by hand, failed to catch all the edges on many of the stars – leaving another clue. Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Brazil’s team, meanwhile, decamped to Orlando, Florida, where Laitano affixed players with sweat-collection patches and analyzed their fluid and electrolyte loss during workouts to concoct a hydration regimen for each person. Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 To the eye, that’s obvious; as far as your vision can tell, all the planets and stars are mere dots of light affixed to a flat sky. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affixed
Verb
  • Yet currently, there are no sticks attached to the federal voucher program.
    Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The utility pole the cable line was attached to broke and hit Bradshaw from behind, Macchia said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Boston ranks last in the AL in home runs (tied with the Cleveland Guardians), and the hitters don’t strike out or walk much, either.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Many cases are part of the outbreak in the Midwest, which could be the largest cyclospora outbreak on record if all tied to the same source, while others are part of separate investigations.
    Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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“Affixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixed. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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