affix
verb (used with object)
to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed byto ).
affixing
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present participleof affix.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Javier, a garment worker in the area who declined to give his last name, works in a factory affixing buttons to clothing alongside about 20 other workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025
Both define “content moderation” broadly to encompass removing, deprioritizing, or “shadow banning” posts; “deplatforming” a user; or affixing commentary on others’ posts.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2024
An otherwise ordinary telephone pole stands in front of a bright yellow building as a pair of hands come into frame, affixing a slightly crumpled poster emblazoned with “FANTASY A: RAP GOD” on it.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Families sleep on collapsed cardboard boxes at night, affixing sheets to fences to create shade during the day.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2023
He lifted the candle to the wall, and there I saw that he had tacked sheets of music all over the plaster, high and low, affixing other pages with paste.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
