fastener

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Noun
  • And look: their outfits follow basic tailoring principles: jackets bisect halfway from collar to floor; jacket silhouette flows into trousers.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
  • The bear hunt rules require hounds be equipped with GPS and correction collars.
    Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Two other players with local ties — Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears (Joliet) and Michigan big man Danny Wolf (Glencoe) — are projected first-round picks, with Fears expected to go in the top 10.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • Investors are divided between preferring Musk focus on his businesses and hoping political ties would bring regulatory perks.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • These hold-down test-firings are typically one of the final milestones in a Starship launch campaign before SpaceX moves the rocket to the launch pad.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 19 June 2025
  • Then, 12 hold-down bolts fired and freed the Delta IV Heavy for its climb into space with a top-secret payload for the US government's spy satellite agency.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • Showboat sales pitches and the holding of a federal office is a popular combo, and, in the realm of public health, a deadly one.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
  • Concerns cited by more than three-quarters included technology theft, China's holdings of U.S. government debt, military buildup, advancements in artificial intelligence, and the potential to overtake the U.S. as the world's leading superpower.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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“Fastener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastener. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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