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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fastened (on)
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Last month, the company secured a deal with Unicom, a Chinese e-commerce giant, which will deploy Alibaba's AI accelerators from its semiconductor unit.—
Dylan Butts,Victoria Yeo,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025 -
Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner secured a substantial severance package after being relieved of his duties in July.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The athlete kicked off his update posted on Wednesday with a snap of the pair walking down the aisle in their wedding attire with their hands clasped together in the air after exchanging their vows.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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By the time the misery was over, Skubal walked toward the dugout, took a hard seat on the bench and clasped his hands.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Tatum clutched his ankle and writhed in agony on the hardwood of Madison Square Garden before being wheeled to the locker room, head in hands.—
Andy Scholes,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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The twenty-one-year-old is talking on the phone, and the ten-year-old is asleep on the sofa, her iPad clutched in her hands, her mouth slightly open.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Fastened (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastened%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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