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as in attaches
to cause (something) to hold to another
use this paper clip to fasten your picture to the application form
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as in secures
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 focuses
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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Recent Examples of fastens
Aquazzura’s signature swirling ankle strap curves upward from the sides of the shoe and fastens the 105mm heel with a slim buckle.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
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The 2024 cast member has generated the kind of obsessive fan conversation that rarely attaches to a reality TV contestant this early in a season.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Those are the players in recent memory who’ve commanded the kind of draft capital that reshapes franchises — the sort of seismic move that mortgages a future and, in return, attaches expectations normally reserved for franchise-carrying superstars.—
Kristian Winfield,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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Sam eventually secures a gig babysitting his therapist’s (Hirsch) three granddaughters, which in turn thrusts him into the rarefied (if a bit closed) world of their parents, including Alessandro Nivola as their would-be rockstar dad David and Peet as their former movie star mom Dianne.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jackson also secures the release of 48 Cuban and Cuban American prisoners in Cuba and brings them back to the United States — most of the Americans released had been jailed on drug-trafficking charges.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The forum is a nonprofit foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, that focuses on science communication and research on plastics and other chemicals used in industry.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Brooks focuses her campaign on affordability for Texas families by reducing the amount local governments can raise property taxes, and removing local governments’ ability to raise unlimited property taxes on new properties, according to her campaign website.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The device, which clamps onto the line just above the hook and pairs zinc and graphite in seawater, creates a small electric field about the size of a beachball around the hook, and rattles approaching sharks.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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This is an adjustable graphics-card brace, and its screw tightens the part that clamps it to the slide.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Often lower in carbs than plant protein concentrates.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Feb. 2026
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As spending concentrates among the top 10% of earners, even low-end retailers, like Walmart, are trying to cater to higher-income shoppers.—
Bloomberg,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Fastens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastens. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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