1
as in to affix
to cause (something) to hold to another
you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue
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2
as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
attached the colonel to the new regiment
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3
as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes
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Recent Examples of attach
Its basement is attached to a pathway used during the Underground Railroad and Prohibition, according to owner Tommy Burelle, who brings 30 years of downtown bar experience to his restaurant.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Jolly, who is repped by CAA, Writ Large, and Lichter Grossman, wrote The Belly of the Beast, which has Andrew Haigh attached to direct and Ben Stiller and Colin Farrell attached to star.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Vecna attaches one of the vines to Will's mouth, overriding his willpower and possessing him.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Almost half of experiences bookings weren’t attached to an Airbnb accommodations reservation, the company added.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Jolly, who is repped by CAA, Writ Large, and Lichter Grossman, wrote The Belly of the Beast, which has Andrew Haigh attached to direct and Ben Stiller and Colin Farrell attached to star.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Vecna attaches one of the vines to Will's mouth, overriding his willpower and possessing him.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Almost half of experiences bookings weren’t attached to an Airbnb accommodations reservation, the company added.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attach
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One thing missing, of course, given that there is a cargo bed there instead, is the spare wheel, which is affixed to the rear on a stock Land Rover Defender 130.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Along with encouraging parishioners to pledge money, Cioffi asked them to donate their jewelry, to be melted down and fashioned into a crown to be affixed to a painting of the Virgin on the altarpiece.—
Susan Mulcahy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Members of the Little Rock housing authority's board of commissioners on Friday voted to recommend that Keith Fountain be appointed to a five-year term on the board.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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The president worked with Gifford Pinchot—the US Forest Service’s first leader—on a publicity campaign in this realm, and came to appoint a commission in 1903 that held public hearings and investigations the president knew would grab headlines.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Milwaukee Marshall High School confiscates a student’s phone until the end of the day for a first offense, requires a parent pickup after a second offense and issues an automatic suspension for repeat violations.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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He once got caught with a knife, but correctional officers didn't confiscate it.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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Stefánsson’s novels have been nominated three times for the Nordic Council Prize for Literature, and his novel Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night received the Icelandic Prize for Literature in 2005.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Now, both Warren and Rae are nominated as Best New Artists at the Grammy Awards.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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Certainly there are some high schools that are still assigning and engaging with The Great Gatsby in full.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Ratings Board watches every movie in its entirety and assigns it a rating and descriptor that aligns with the views of the majority of American parents.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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These statements do not constitute and cannot replace investment advice.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Its justification is that the painting’s imagery and its inclusion in a state museum could constitute a violation of the Fair Campaign Practices Act, which prohibits government institutions like History Colorado Center from making contributions to a candidate running for office.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
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The defense outlet Naval News reported that the submarine class proposed for the Philippine navy, currently designated KSS-III PN, is a variant of South Korea's KSS-III Batch-II class, of which the Northeast Asian country recently launched a new vessel.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Discovered using the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), the flare erupted from the supermassive black hole at the heart of an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) designated J2245+3743 and located in the center of a galaxy 10 billion light-years away from Earth.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Philippines is no stranger to typhoons and Kalmaegi made landfall as the equivalent of a category 2 hurricane – the 20th named storm to impact the country this year, according to local officials.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Two tipsters had told Carpenter that a man named Don Miller had stolen human remains and burial pieces from Native American graves along with other cultural artifacts from around the world.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Attach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attach. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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