attaching

present participle of attach
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Recent Examples of attaching 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 That’s because Republicans’ opposition to attaching any health care credits extension to a must-pass funding bill fundamentally limits their ability to offer much else. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025 This Anker portable charger remedies that situation by magnetically attaching to the back of an iPhone 14, 15, 16, or 17 for wireless charging. Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025 Both have magnets screwed to one end for attaching the corresponding front or top panel, and both are filled with a multi-spaced bracket for installing 120mm to 200mm fans. Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025 Setting the thing up is as simple as popping the stand open, placing the case on top and opening it, sliding the stove out, then attaching the MOLLE wings, sink and faucet. New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025 Stein issued a consumer alert, saying more people have been attaching devices to card readers that collect card numbers, PIN numbers, and EBT information. Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025 The book is divided into three sections, and each one begins with a character or characters finding a new house, and attaching so much hope to it. Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attaching
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • According to the original agenda for Thursday’s board meeting, the board planned to vote on a resolution appointing Forest Lake resident Scot Doboszenski to fill the remainder of Hagglund’s term.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These reports have attracted scrutiny from the courts, with a New Kent County Circuit Court judge appointing a special prosecutor on Wednesday to investigate whether Jones’s political work fulfilled his community service obligation.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The sweeping opinion ran through a list of Israeli practices that the ICJ said violated international law, including confiscating land, building Israeli settlements in the territories, and depriving Palestinians of natural resources and the right to self-determination.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Lower courts initially sided with Jouppi, finding that confiscating an entire airplane over the cases of beer was excessive.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Jays starter Kevin Gausman was able regain control after a rocky first inning, with Toronto eventually tying the game at 1-1 following an Alejandro Kirk sacrifice fly in the third inning.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The first big blow against Snell, Varsho’s game-tying two-run homer, came with none out in the fourth.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Takaichi would be nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • There is even talk of nominating the Tabarchine saga for UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
    Miquel Ros, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Don't give your friend the extra task of assigning you a task.
    Marielle Segarra, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • On July 29, the Red Sox tried again, signing six-year veteran Chadwick Tromp to a minor league contract and assigning him to Triple-A Worcester.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amazon is the leading provider of cloud infrastructure and platform services, constituting over 41% of the market, according to market research group Gartner.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Akyol mentioned that Williams remains focused on capturing incremental data center opportunities, targeting 6 gigawatts in total capacity, with the Socrates project constituting only 400 megawatts.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • McClatchy News is not naming the man as he has not been formally charged.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The Tennessean is not naming those men as they have not been included in the nuisance proceedings.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Attaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attaching. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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