stapled

verb

Definition of staplednext
past tense of staple
as in glued

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  1. tied
  2. clipped
  3. attached
  4. affixed
Verb
  • In addition, examining women at top levels of different departments highlights how women are often funneled into roles that are less directly tied to profit generation, such as human resources.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Several Democratic lawmakers and groups like the American Civil Liberties Union opposed the measure largely because of how it is funded by the new fee tied to criminal convictions.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of tied
Verb
  • Among the entries were a tractor, two dogs, and a vast, smiling frog, which had been tightly clipped out of boxwood.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The tool also provides other benefits — if a video has been clipped or taken out of context, Know How can fetch the original full-length video in the state it was first published in.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of clipped
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  • Lawmakers focused on how Microsoft packaged its products into tiers of service — with advanced security tools attached to only the most expensive license, known to government customers as the G5.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Carousel of Dreams — wherein a massive clock, with Zodiac symbols in place of numbers, was attached to the store’s façade.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of attached
Verb
  • This giftable duo features tantalizing glass citrus slices affixed to their bases.
    Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Banners and signs must be hand-held and may not obstruct the view of other guests or Footprint Center advertising signage or be temporarily or permanently affixed to the building structure.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of affixed
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