1
as in attaching
to cause (something) to hold to another
use this paper clip to fasten your picture to the application form
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2
as in securing
to put securely in place or in a desired position
don't forget to fasten all the lines on your tent
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as in focusing
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
if you could fasten your attention on one task for more than a minute, you just might get something done
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as in yoke
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Recent Examples of fastening
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
The blazer of Blanchett’s suit featured peak lapels with double-breasted button fastening and a jetted chest pocket.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Verb
Another common and easy method of fastening is Velcro.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
The blazer of Blanchett’s suit featured peak lapels with double-breasted button fastening and a jetted chest pocket.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Noun
The sandals feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fastening
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The local media loved this and similar stunts the group pulled, such as attaching wings to bicycles, attempting to fly over the river, and towing bicycles on rafts behind canoes.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The film begins with a notation that Short illegally recorded one performance of the show by attaching two microphones to a chain link fence that served as Godspell’s spare backdrop.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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Pulte’s criminal referral against Cook presented Trump with another avenue for bending the traditionally independent Fed to his will, securing a majority of the Fed’s board by firing Cook, a move that Cook has sued to block.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Despite securing a landslide election victory in July 2024, Labour is now facing a rising challenge from the upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party, which currently leads national opinion polls and is holding a national conference in Birmingham on Friday.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jones had no comment when asked about his exchange with Tranquill, instead focusing on the bigger picture.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Reid is also meticulous with focusing on details, and Kansas City is usually better in this area than its opponents.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This dress has a seven-button front, double chest patch pockets, and a seamed back yoke.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In self-drive mode, the yoke wheel folds into the dashboard, and the center screen slides over to cover it; the pedals retract into the footwell.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In Wisconsin, the secretary of state is responsible for recording acts of the governor, affixing the great seal, keeping custody of state records, laws, books and more.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The other day, as the opera’s softball team, the Pitch Hitters, readied for an evening game in Central Park, a bespectacled, bearded opera employee stood on a red plastic box affixing a GoPro camera to the backstop.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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But that brief period of openness and luxury ended quickly, with international sanctions clamping back down in 2003.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the object is reportedly held steadily and securely in place, with the clamping pressure distributed evenly across its surface at multiple points.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One common effect is difficulty concentrating.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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The question facing executives isn't whether top AI talent justifies premium compensation, but whether concentrating this much enterprise value in individuals creates new categories of business risk requiring fundamentally different governance approaches.—
Sabeer Nelliparamban,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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After unthreading some lug nuts from attachments secured to the port and starboard sides of the vessel, the crew deploys two metal arms that jut out a half dozen feet from the aft.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Olandria Carthen of Love Island was a vision in a bold cherry red bustier bodysuit with a mesh attachment.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Fastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastening. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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