as in attached
to cause (something) to hold to another
affix a first-class stamp to the envelope
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Recent Examples of affixed
This giftable duo features tantalizing glass citrus slices affixed to their bases.
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Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
The Oscars have long hesitated to embrace anything with a Roman numeral affixed to it.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Banners and signs must be hand-held and may not obstruct the view of other guests or Footprint Center advertising signage or be temporarily or permanently affixed to the building structure.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Paz printed out a stencil for the number, and Dez affixed it to each potential spot.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
One problem that Starship encountered during its fourth test flight in June, Musk added, was the loss of heat shield tiles — or thousands of small, black hexagons affixed to the spacecraft’s exterior that are meant to shield the vehicle from extreme temperatures during reentry.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
The department said all custody deputies carry at least one dose of the medication with them, and doses of it are affixed to the walls for inmates to use in some parts of the jail.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
What happened that night in July 2023 underscores the potential and, at times, futility of the city’s massive, 20-year bet on a network of cameras typically affixed to utility poles across the city.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
More than a thousand are mounted on or in city buildings, with hundreds more either affixed to movable objects ranging from helicopters to trailers, or newly deployed and yet to be categorized.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
The Oscars have long hesitated to embrace anything with a Roman numeral affixed to it.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Banners and signs must be hand-held and may not obstruct the view of other guests or Footprint Center advertising signage or be temporarily or permanently affixed to the building structure.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Paz printed out a stencil for the number, and Dez affixed it to each potential spot.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
One problem that Starship encountered during its fourth test flight in June, Musk added, was the loss of heat shield tiles — or thousands of small, black hexagons affixed to the spacecraft’s exterior that are meant to shield the vehicle from extreme temperatures during reentry.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
The department said all custody deputies carry at least one dose of the medication with them, and doses of it are affixed to the walls for inmates to use in some parts of the jail.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
What happened that night in July 2023 underscores the potential and, at times, futility of the city’s massive, 20-year bet on a network of cameras typically affixed to utility poles across the city.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
More than a thousand are mounted on or in city buildings, with hundreds more either affixed to movable objects ranging from helicopters to trailers, or newly deployed and yet to be categorized.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Affixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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