affixed

past tense of affix

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Recent Examples of affixed Rodriguez has his boxing belts affixed to a wall near the rear of the restaurant. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Thus, attention that might have been devoted to local coping mechanisms or new business opportunities was peeled away and newly affixed to the Prime Minister and his stalwart scientific advisors. Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 27 July 2026 The man arrested in spandex and helmet during his visit to the Reflecting Pool was now in coat and tie, with an Olympic pin affixed to his navy jacket. Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affixed
Verb
  • Bale was cast as Patrick Bateman in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, with Mary Harron attached to direct.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Just look at the sleeve of XXXXX, the latest in her Giger-esque series of covers featuring cyborg-like beings, where her body is attached to what looks like some kind of tank or ship.
    Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Citizen Bank Park’s 116 park factor for home runs since 2025 ranks tied for fourth.
    Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator later determined the newborn died by homicide, finding that the child died from entrapment after being placed and tied inside a plastic trash bag beneath bloody paper towels and other garbage.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Affixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixed. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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