FASTENINGS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

fastenings

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Forest Service officials, their patience having long evaporated, arrived in force, handcuffing and hauling the occupiers out by the yokes of their flannels, then bulldozing the camp.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
His shirts also featured yokes and wider cuffs, a departure from the norm at the time.

— Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Definition of yokes

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Tony's Pizza Napoletana has quickly established itself as one of San Francisco's most beloved pizza joints.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
The wrist is a complex assembly of eight bones, three principal joints, ligaments and tendons, with scant muscle around them.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of joints

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Currently, the production of the attachment has been outsourced to a commercial 3D printing company in Idaho that makes durable attachments in a quick and affordable manner.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
Plot details are under wraps, and there are no other attachments to the project as of yet.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 July 2026

Definition of attachments

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Michael, who would later split from his father’s control, accused him of severe childhood emotional and physical abuse, including beatings with iron cords.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026
The device can fit in standard gallery frames and doesn’t require power or data cords.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of cords

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The State Ethics Commission on Monday overruled an administrative law judge who found that two Republican groups with ties to the defunct First Liberty Building & Loan did not violate campaign finance laws.

— David Wickert, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The statues of Polyphemus, Scylla and Charybdis, and other figures from The Odyssey discovered in Tiberius’s villa attest to the area’s millennia-long ties to myths and legends.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

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