fastens (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of fasten (on)
as in latches (on or onto)

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  1. secures
  2. clutches
  3. grips
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  • Secret recipes With each hot dog, Brockert secures a restaurant’s original ingredients and proprietary recipes, often getting brats and mustard flown in from across the country.
    — Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The Essential Housing firm’s role as a land bank, based on how the company operates regarding other subdivisions in the United States, would be to gradually sell units to Lennar after the homebuilder secures sales of the 52 single-family homes.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of secures
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  • For years, Guerin has held onto his veteran core like a grandmother clutches her third-generation pearls.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • In the midst of handing the job over to his son, even as Diego is making a speech about water supplies, hygiene and education, Don Alejandro snatches it back to cheers, clutches his heart and dies.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of clutches
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  • This Laura Geller hydrating primer creates a silky-smooth canvas that grips your foundation for all-day wear.
    — Madeline Merinuk, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • Together with slight pressure from your foot, the claw head and pedal penetrates soil, grips the weed, and pulls it straight out of the ground from its roots.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
Definition of grips
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