as in attaches
to cause (something) to hold to another
affix a first-class stamp to the envelope
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The top lid screws securely over the straw to keep contaminants out, and the filter is a combination microfilter with a carbon insert that attaches to the straw portion of the lid.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026 -
This slide-out keyboard attaches magnetically using MagSafe or Qi2 connections.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Affixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixes. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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