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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are fastening" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an ongoing action of securing or attaching something.
Example: "The workers are fastening the last pieces of the structure together."
Alternatives: "are securing" or "are attaching".
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Yes, they turn writers away from the "real world," where the real stories are, fastening their gazes to their navels.
It's a good idea to do something like putting in a sheet of paper into the plastic while you are fastening it to the box.
Before starting, make sure to loop the lead rope around the pony's head so that it doesn't run away just as you are fastening the buckles and straps.
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At the knee they are fastened with a buckle.
All the zips are fastened, including the flysheet.
The sleepers, or crossties, to which the rails are fastened, are embedded in the ballast.
Splints are fastened to their joints, making it difficult to move.
Some aircraft windshields are fastened with bolts.
The opening edges are fastened by Velcro straps when applying a cast on a patient.
Standing in assembly line fashion, we are fastened to our gear.
The mittens are fastened to the ends of the cord.
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