as in attaching
to cause (something) to hold to another
affix a first-class stamp to the envelope
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Recent Examples of affixing
For the Smiles part of the event, people were encouraged to take on a kindness challenge—writing cards, painting a kindness rock, making a friendship bracelet or affixing words of affirmation or quotes to a kindness tree.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Turning Slater into the iconic Wizard of Oz character took about five hours in the chair, and involved a collaboration between the makeup, prosthetics and costume teams, as the silver elements of Nessarose’s office are shown affixing themselves to him to create his armor.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
The team noted the changes by affixing blue stickies to the bulkheads.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
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
Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Turning Slater into the iconic Wizard of Oz character took about five hours in the chair, and involved a collaboration between the makeup, prosthetics and costume teams, as the silver elements of Nessarose’s office are shown affixing themselves to him to create his armor.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Nov. 2025
The team noted the changes by affixing blue stickies to the bulkheads.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
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
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Additional features include a keychain hole for attaching the tool to a backpack clip, keyring, or a neck lanyard.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
9 Jan. 2026
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In response, Richard Grenell, the president of the Kennedy Center’s board, denied that Schwartz had ever been scheduled to host the gala — despite the website prominently attaching his name to the event with a link to purchase tickets.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Affixing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixing. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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