affixing

present participle of affix

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of affixing In August, Vogue described how fashionistas and celebrities are affixing Labubus to their expensive Birkins and Chanel bags. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025 In Wisconsin, the secretary of state is responsible for recording acts of the governor, affixing the great seal, keeping custody of state records, laws, books and more. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025 The other day, as the opera’s softball team, the Pitch Hitters, readied for an evening game in Central Park, a bespectacled, bearded opera employee stood on a red plastic box affixing a GoPro camera to the backstop. Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025 Thanks to the emergence of thin and flexible circuitry capable of twisting, bending, and stretching, people are already affixing semiconductor circuits to their skin, wrapping them around the curved surfaces of a hand, an arm, a calf, or a torso. IEEE Spectrum, 27 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affixing
attaching
Verb
  • Share or export the finished document by sending a Drive link, attaching it to an email, or downloading it to another app.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Setup starts by attaching the tent to your vehicle’s hitch.
    Erica Zazo, Outside, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Affixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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