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adjective

as in glued

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verb

past tense of clamp
as in fastened
to put securely in place or in a desired position clamped the headphones to her ears and began to listen

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Recent Examples of clamped
Verb
His supporters have clamped their mouths tighter than the federal budget for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 With the SRBs securely clamped to the launch pad, SLS hangs in the center between them, held up only by the strength of the interstage bolts at their connection points. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 1 July 2026 Here, the oyster clamped swiftly shut, pinching Yara’s finger. — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026 Minnesota, facing elimination at 3-1 in this series, clamped up. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 May 2026 Wearing trending shades—Phoebe Philo’s oversized Bombé frames, currently clamped over the eyes of everyone from Elsa Hosk to Charli xcx—Rihanna embraced her inner lingerie mogul with bra-first fashion beneath her oversized blazer. — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 11 May 2026 The same gloved hand that had reached through the broken window clamped around her calf. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 Needing a stop, Aaron Gordon clamped De’Aaron Fox to force an air-ball at the shot clock buzzer. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 Plus, a locking feature keeps the plates clamped shut for easier, safer storage in your bag. — Daley Quinn, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamped
  1. anchored
  2. fastened
  3. bonded
  4. secured
  5. embedded
Adjective
  • Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Oman on Sunday.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • The Golden Knights play a center-release system, where their defensemen don’t travel above the tops of circles, and both defensemen stay anchored close to their net, and their center does most of the work.
    — Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Definition of anchored
Verb
  • Page Six also reported that the fabric on the box was fastened with a wax seal and wrapped around a card.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • One climber slipped and fell about 700 feet after his equipment was not properly fastened, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office and climbing ranger Nick Meyers.
    — James Ward, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of fastened
Adjective
  • Unlike clip- and tape-ins, these are pre-bonded strands that use partial keratin — a protein already found in the hair — as an adhesive.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
  • Cost is $25 for single and bonded adult cats; $50 for one kitten and $75 for two kittens.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 12 July 2022
Definition of bonded
Verb
  • Jolly replaced him and, within two months, secured Moreno’s approval to hire the architect of a World Series championship team to figure out what was not right in the organization, and to fix it.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • At the time, Taylor was in the process of re-recording her first six albums after not being given the chance to buy back her masters, but has since secured complete ownership of her discography.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of secured
Adjective
  • Native culture is an imbedded fact of Minnesota’s history and now the Indian – a brave, a scout, God forbid somebody’s friend — is gone from the flag.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of embedded

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