Definition of CONJOINED

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The cascade of horrors began with this lovely set of conjoined twins, with their creepy pet crows—an arrangement so Koons-like that the Falcones should feel no need to bake a welcoming batch of brownies when the Koons family does show. — Kevin Conley, Town & Country, "Welcome to the Neighborhood, Jeff Koons!," 31 Oct. 2014 The end of the boom—the fuel nozzle—latches into a small hole in the receiving aircraft, and the fuel pumps as the conjoined aircraft fly in harmony. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "B-52 Bombers Could Quadruple Their Wing Bomb Loads," 25 June 2018 Update, 10/17/2016: The McDonald boys — the conjoined twins that have stolen America's heart and attention — have made it through a challenging weekend. — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, "[UPDATED]: The McDonald Twins Are Miraculously Stable After a Trying Weekend," 17 Oct. 2016 The most famous case of conjoined twins is that of Chang and Eng Bunker of Siam, now Thailand. — Rory Smith, Cnn Anna Cardovillis, CNN, "Tanzanian conjoined twins die at age 21," 4 June 2018 The system was used in the 17-hour 2016 separation of conjoined twins at Packard Children’s. — Laura Landro, WSJ, "The Operating Room of the Future," 28 May 2018 Their brand name now applies to every pair of conjoined twins. — Yunte Huang, WSJ, "The Amazing American Story of the Original Siamese Twins," 29 Mar. 2018 Man and puppet look a bit like conjoined twins, with the rosy-cheeked Hildreth dressed in a matching white snowsuit complete with a jaunty Nordic hat. — Jessica Gelt, latimes.com, "The curious care and feeding of Olaf the snowman in Broadway's 'Frozen'," 15 Mar. 2018 The conjoined senses often result in amazing memory recall. — Maureen Seaberg, Glamour, "Meet the Nurse Whose Superpower is Feeling Your Pain — Literally," 28 Feb. 2018

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