fastened (on)

verb

past tense of fasten (on)
as in latched (on or onto)

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  1. secured
  2. clasped
  3. clutched
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  • Thiel also secured New Zealand citizenship in 2011, receiving a special exemption from the usual residency requirements.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The settlement comes less than a month after Uber and Lyft drivers in California secured collective bargaining power for the first time with the certification of the California Gig Workers Union.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of secured
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  • Davis stood with his lawyer as the verdict was read, then sat with his hands clasped on the table.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In a 1987 article for the New York Times, Albuquerque jewelry salesman Manny Goodman recalls seeing Native Americans wearing bandanas clasped with silver conches as early as the 1930s.
    — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of clasped
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  • While in front of a judge, Siders, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, kept shielding her stomach and clutched her belly, The Daily Mail reported.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Groups of screaming preschoolers pass by us in the park, fists clutched tight onto their walking ropes, chubby hands waving hello or pointing to squirrels scampering in their path.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
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