as in inclined
having a liking or affection
was rather attached to her old stuffed animals
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as in affixed
to cause (something) to hold to another
you can attach the buttons to the puppet with fabric glue
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as in appointed
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 confiscated
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 attached
Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
Her daughter, on the other hand, is quite attached.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
Netflix ordered Zero Day in March 2023, with De Niro attached as star and executive producer.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Parking is validated for 90 minutes in the attached parking garage.
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Both phrases entered the 2024 pop culture lexicon, with memes and short form video trends attached.
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Martin: So at the moment, the defense secretary Hegseth doesn't seem inclined to resign and the president doesn't seem inclined to ask him to or require him to.—
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Congressional Republicans were not inclined to deny Hegseth his appointment or to risk the President’s wrath.—
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Beer’s red velvet corseted minidress included a large bow appliqué at the hemline and a small sprig of mistletoe affixed to the bodice.—
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Altoona police found the polymer pistol affixed with a metal slide and threaded barrel in Mangione’s backpack, according to the criminal complaint.—
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Mayor Rudy Giuliani appointed Gregory Carro as a judge in 1998 on a salary of over $103,000 a year.—
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In 2001, he was appointed co-CEO alongside his late brother Anthony, marking the beginning of an era of unprecedented expansion for the group.—
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The airport bomb squad also responded and confiscated the fireworks.—
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The airport police bomb squad also responded and confiscated the explosives.—
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Despite her recollection of fans’ reaction to Karen, Jones has previously shared fond memories of her time on The Office.—
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All four players had fond memories of the tournament, with Dostál offering a bit of good-natured ribbing toward Pastrnak and recalling not only his triumph of 2024 but his first experience in 2022, when his tournament was truncated by an injury.—
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Williams tied a career high with four made 3-pointers, and Keon Johnson tied a career high with eight assists.—
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After the first quarter ended with the score tied at 22, the Jazz dominated the Heat 40-19 in the second quarter to enter halftime with a 21-point lead.—
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Culkin is also nominated for a Golden Globe.—
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Joan Allen will play Mullen’s wife, Sheila, who’s been nominated to be a federal judge; Connie Britton will play Valerie Whitesell, Mullen’s former chief of staff; and Matthew Modine will play Richard Dreyer, the current speaker of the house.—
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Transgender athletes assigned female at birth who transitioned to male are permitted to compete on men's teams.—
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Real-estate agent Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) has been assigned a case by his firm involving a nobleman who lives in a castle in the Carpathian Mountains.—
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“Attached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attached. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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