1
as in to affix
to cause (something) to hold to another
you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue
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2
as in to appoint
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
attached the colonel to the new regiment
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3
as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
attached the house for nonpayment of property taxes
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Recent Examples of attach
What About The Thieves? Fidelity, Chase and Schwab will be happy to attach a debit card to your transaction account.
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
There were also spikes attached to braces, with leather straps to hold them to your legs.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
The program’s rules, which were created during the Biden administration, previously favored broadband lines made of fiber-optic cables attached to homes.
—Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Across the top of its wings, Wissa and her team had carefully attached three rows of thin, flexible plastic flaps, hinged with tape.
—Saugat Bolakhe, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2025
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
There were also spikes attached to braces, with leather straps to hold them to your legs.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
The program’s rules, which were created during the Biden administration, previously favored broadband lines made of fiber-optic cables attached to homes.
—Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Across the top of its wings, Wissa and her team had carefully attached three rows of thin, flexible plastic flaps, hinged with tape.
—Saugat Bolakhe, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attach
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As part of sharing their stories, the participants would affix a brown paper luggage tag to the object to keep a record of the object’s provenance, or its history of ownership.—
Emma Cieslik,
Them,
13 Mar. 2025
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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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Any appeals of decisions in New Jersey would be heard by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is split 6-6 between active judges appointed by Democratic and Republican presidents.—
Luc Cohen,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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This comes after authorities confiscated a deer that a Pennsylvania woman had been keeping as a pet earlier this year, as previously reported by PEOPLE.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Others believe that their children are entitled to a decent lunch and complain when schools confiscate their child's food after ordering in.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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The top executives of the music awards in each country, or those nominated by the top executives, will participate in MAJ as overseas voting members.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
14 Mar. 2025
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She was nominated to lead the NEH by then-president Joe Biden in October 2021 and confirmed to a typical four-year term in the role by the Senate the following February.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
14 Mar. 2025
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Everybody plays numerous parts, assigned without regard to gender (there’s even a cameo for Fleming), but the anchors are Cumming’s Cholmondeley, the nerd who came up the audacious idea, and Hodgson’s Montagu, the operation’s main manager and salesman.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In a recurring role, Staite will play Jules Gardner, an FBI agent assigned to the Colorado Springs field office who also happened to go to high school with Asta, Liv, D’arcy and Ben.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Conricus said that the massacres have validated Israel’s strategy, emphasizing that the persecution of the Alawites, Christians, Kurds and Druze population constitutes a danger to regional stability.—
Amelie Botbol,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Given that deserts constitute a third of our planet’s land area, the duo’s adventure spanned from the southwestern United States, parts of Mexico and Argentina and then to Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, the Canary Islands, Rajasthan in India, and even a micro-desert in New Zealand.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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Outfielders Nelson Velázquez and Nick Pratto are out of minor-league options and could be designated for assignment.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Late on Thursday, Trump signed an executive order directing agency heads to allow federal officials designated by the president or agency leadership to have unfettered access to data, unclassified records and software and IT systems.—
Nathan Layne and Tim Reid,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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After explaining that the special was named after the reality that men his age often just drop dead, Burr began ranting about Elon Musk.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Police said crime decreased in neighborhood when 11-year-old was arrested The 11-year-old has been named as a suspect in multiple shootings, as well as more burglaries, police said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Attach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attach. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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