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
The radios in both cars owned by my parents were permanently affixed to WHDH 850-AM.
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Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
And, crucially, the spindle that connects the blade to the motor isn’t permanently affixed to the machine’s base (as is the case with most food processors), but rather attaches to the inside of the bowl.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2025
The trooper said the BMW had a paper registration affixed to the back of the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
If the octopus was not engaged in a struggle but merely affixed to the shark, it would have been subjected to an exceptionally rapid transport mechanism within the marine environment.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2025
The cant rail assembly is affixed to the vehicle with fasteners.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
This biofilm acts like a shield, protecting it from invaders and keeping them affixed securely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2025
Signature devices that do not require the signer to be physically signing the document which their name is affixed to, have been around since Thomas Jefferson's time.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Out back, a fence will soon hug the tiny porch where visitors will still be able to see the lines on the brick where the lean-to’s roof was formerly affixed.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
And, crucially, the spindle that connects the blade to the motor isn’t permanently affixed to the machine’s base (as is the case with most food processors), but rather attaches to the inside of the bowl.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2025
The trooper said the BMW had a paper registration affixed to the back of the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
If the octopus was not engaged in a struggle but merely affixed to the shark, it would have been subjected to an exceptionally rapid transport mechanism within the marine environment.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Mar. 2025
The cant rail assembly is affixed to the vehicle with fasteners.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
This biofilm acts like a shield, protecting it from invaders and keeping them affixed securely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2025
Signature devices that do not require the signer to be physically signing the document which their name is affixed to, have been around since Thomas Jefferson's time.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Out back, a fence will soon hug the tiny porch where visitors will still be able to see the lines on the brick where the lean-to’s roof was formerly affixed.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Affixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affixed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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