as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common
the accountants noticed a linkage between the two supposedly independent companies
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Recent Examples of linkage
However, there is a segment of our autism community that does believe (often fervently so) there is evidence demonstrating such linkage.
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Michael Bernick, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
America's strengths lie in innovation, university and industry linkages, and access to other free markets.
—Nick Mordowanec
mandy Taheri
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Fort Worth City Council members agreed April 22 to spend tens of thousands of dollars studying the potential economic impact of a high-speed rail linkage to downtown.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
Especially given the linkage between vodka and the USSR in Cold War imagery, the spirit became cooly subversive in a way whiskey couldn’t match.
— Made By History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
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Michael Bernick, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
America's strengths lie in innovation, university and industry linkages, and access to other free markets.
—Nick Mordowanec
mandy Taheri
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Fort Worth City Council members agreed April 22 to spend tens of thousands of dollars studying the potential economic impact of a high-speed rail linkage to downtown.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
Especially given the linkage between vodka and the USSR in Cold War imagery, the spirit became cooly subversive in a way whiskey couldn’t match.
— Made By History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
Noun
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When Perception and Awareness Align The relationship between consciousness and perception is complicated.—
Christian Wolf,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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During training, the AI system processes the text repeatedly, building statistical relationships between words and concepts in the process.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2025
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Furthermore, for more than a decade, my 19-year-old son has been able to spend quality hours of kinship with his cousin—700 miles away—every week, thanks to the advent of collaborative video games.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Willy often said that Black American literature shares a spiritual kinship with Irish literature.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Your strong connection with Huda was a significant focus this season.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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While it isn’t commonly practiced outside of Ireland, other cultures have similar rituals in their wedding ceremonies to mark the couple’s connection, like the lasso ceremony or the Hindu granthibandhan ceremony.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
Noun
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In town halls and in conversations with community associations across Maryland over the past two years, citizens have expressed concern with the state of our juvenile justice system.—
Ivan J. Bates,
Baltimore Sun,
30 June 2025
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Shelton was honored at the association's convention which ran from June 23 through June 25 and featured a slew of keynote speakers, a ball and more at the Hot Springs Convention Center.—
Lena Miano,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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However, these models build statistical correlations rather than developing causal, hierarchical world models.—
Tarun Eldho Alias,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The correlation of forces that limited the flexibility of the NHL’s 32 clubs and stimulated creative problem solving on the trade market during the flat cap era has been fundamentally altered.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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