as in yoke
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1
as in attaching
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 securing
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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3
as in focusing
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 fastening
Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
The look also featured notch lapels, along with button front fastening and welt pockets.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Additionally, ensuring that the roof is properly installed with a secure fastening system can greatly increase its resilience against high winds.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Instead of a buttoned fastening, these pants are designed with a high-waisted elastic waistband, a fake fly, and two front pockets.
—Kenedee Fowler, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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The distinctive industrial metal fastenings caught the eye of the owners of Italy’s Tod’s Group.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
The look also featured notch lapels, along with button front fastening and welt pockets.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Additionally, ensuring that the roof is properly installed with a secure fastening system can greatly increase its resilience against high winds.
—Sara Kendall, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Instead of a buttoned fastening, these pants are designed with a high-waisted elastic waistband, a fake fly, and two front pockets.
—Kenedee Fowler, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fastening
Noun
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They were clearly designed with the yoke steering wheel of the concept car Cyberster in mind, because with the regular round wheel of the production version, the two side screens are obscured by your hands.—
James Morris,
Fortune Europe,
6 Oct. 2024
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My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2024
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Also, my third cousin twice removed posted on Facebook that a friend on Twitter read a post on Instagram that someone dressed like Bill Gates was airlifting Twinkies, attaching tiny little lights and dropping them by drone over Newark.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Dec. 2024
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If attaching to your kitchen backsplash, clean and dry the area thoroughly and apply the tape to the backsplash.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
Architectural Digest,
27 Dec. 2024
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More attention to be applied to Zero Trust risk management strategies, from vulnerability assessments and securing code from production throughout the life cycle.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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After large-scale fighting subsided in 2018, Tehran began to focus on consolidating its influence in Syria’s south and southeast, securing control over territory and integrating the militias into the Syrian armed forces.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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In a statement Monday on the appointment, Macy’s said Chavez spent his more than 45-year career in the retail industry focusing on luxury.—
David Moin,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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In a period when most high end e-tailers were focusing on the top tier of clients only, and dropping contemporary and mid-level brands, Zalando continued to push these brands.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Combine sausage and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Please do not send any classified information, links, or attachments.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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This led to an explosion of technology development and, with funding concentrating on a smaller number of startups, set the playing field for 2025.—
Jeff Mahler,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Since the trial began, the Amazons have ventured out about three times a week to paste messages on both sides of the ramparts, but mostly concentrating on the intra-muros area near the courthouse.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
23 Feb. 2025
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The dog appeared to be a black and white pitbull around 3 years old and there appeared to be a cord from the curtain above draped across the dog’s neck.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Borman flex road project is the first planning and environmental linkage project INDOT has launched.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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To date, though, no clear linkage has been established between song characteristics and male reproductive success.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Fastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastening. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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