fasten (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fasten (on)
Verb
  • The city’s priorities include getting out of the business of owning a stadium, securing the Angels in Anaheim for decades to come, generating tax revenue from a ballpark village atop the parking lot, and adding sorely needed housing within any development.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
  • Projecting power through expensive construction projects can also be a strategy for leaders seeking to secure their own hold on power.
    Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Video, however, showed the boy turning away from an officer, fists unclenched, when he was sprayed in the face.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • There are plenty of ways to fist gently and sensually.
    Quispe López, Them., 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Cook planted in an attempt to stabilize herself but went down clutching her knee.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
  • More than 200 Rocky Mountain Prep high school seniors made a grand entrance on the floor of the roaring coliseum, clutching the hands of their escorts who, in many cases, were mom and dad.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • South Sudan, where these latest deportations reportedly occurred, remains gripped by conflict and instability.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
  • Picture this: the roaming hills of a pastoral land or the grandeur of an enormous palace gripping the attention of an audience.
    Sara Smith, Variety, 20 May 2025
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“Fasten (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fasten%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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