1
as in affixing
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 appointing
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
attached the colonel to the new regiment
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as in confiscating
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 attaching
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.
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Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
The sample taken from the patient in Louisiana showed mutations in the gene responsible with attaching to a host's cells, the CDC said Thursday.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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
The term entered Middle English in the late 15th century, retaining the sense of attaching or adding something.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Naloxone works by pushing the fentanyl molecules off the brain’s opioid receptors and then blocking any further fentanyl from attaching to the receptors.
—Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Ed spent his summers, vacations and Christmases in the about 600-square-foot store, unloading merchandise from trucks and attaching price tags.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
So permanently attaching weights was out of the question.
—Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
But Morgan Stanley is similarly holding back on attaching the technology to its Tesla price target, as its $500 bull case on the company values its humanoid business at exactly $0.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
The sample taken from the patient in Louisiana showed mutations in the gene responsible with attaching to a host's cells, the CDC said Thursday.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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
The term entered Middle English in the late 15th century, retaining the sense of attaching or adding something.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Naloxone works by pushing the fentanyl molecules off the brain’s opioid receptors and then blocking any further fentanyl from attaching to the receptors.
—Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Ed spent his summers, vacations and Christmases in the about 600-square-foot store, unloading merchandise from trucks and attaching price tags.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
So permanently attaching weights was out of the question.
—Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
But Morgan Stanley is similarly holding back on attaching the technology to its Tesla price target, as its $500 bull case on the company values its humanoid business at exactly $0.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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Once in the governor's office, the future president quickly changed the complexion of the state workforce, placing Blacks in 40 percent of influential positions, including boosting their number on Georgia boards from three to 53 and appointing the first Black state patrolman.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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Consider appointing technology liaisons within each department who can bridge the gap between technical requirements and business objectives.—
Rajat Bhargava,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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Mars is just one week away from tying Taylor Swift, who has led the tally for 36 frames throughout her nearly two-decade-long career.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Still, a year before her record-tying stint at the Olympics, she was diagnosed with two incurable kidney diseases that almost stopped her in her tracks.—
Rachel Murphy,
Health,
8 Jan. 2025
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Willis, however, could decide to challenge the appellate court's decision, which would delay the process of assigning a new prosecutor to the case.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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Insurance companies, on the other hand, are experts at studying crash rates and assigning (and litigating) liability.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Attaching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attaching. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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