as in attaches
to cause (something) to hold to another
affix a first-class stamp to the envelope
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attaches
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Vecna attaches one of the vines to Will's mouth, overriding his willpower and possessing him.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Vecna looks to the sky as a particularly off-putting tentacle emerges and attaches to Will’s mouth, pumping an unknown substance into his body.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Affixes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixes. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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