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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 top lid screws securely over the straw to keep contaminants out, and the filter is a combination microfilter with a carbon insert that attaches to the straw portion of the lid.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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This slide-out keyboard attaches magnetically using MagSafe or Qi2 connections.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
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The magnetic driver tip secures bits firmly in place, preventing slips and ensuring precision.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2026
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The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE that focuses on cross-border crimes, frequently sends its officers to overseas events like the Olympics to assist with security.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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While the launch focuses on AI tools, LinkedIn has confirmed that additional partners, including Gamma, GitHub, and Zapier, will become available in the coming months.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 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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Here, Lloyd clamps a muzzle — part fetish club, part Bane — over Lucky’s mouth while Pozzo pushes him in a wheelchair (the actor, Michael Patrick Thornton, uses a chair).—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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The link between the state and the public frays, power concentrates in the hands of the few and institutions are hollowed out.—
Maria Mendiluce,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Thankfully, despite the lack of entirely dependable public transportation, the French Quarter concentrates most tourist activity into thirteen entirely 'rollable' blocks.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Fastens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastens. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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