connected

adjective con·nect·ed \ kə-ˈnek-təd \

|Updated on: 13 Aug 2018

Examples: connected in a Sentence

Definition of connected

1 : joined or linked together

2 : having the parts or elements logically linked together

presented a thoroughly connected view of the problem

3 : related by blood or marriage

4 : having social, professional, or commercial relationships

a well-connected lawyer

5 of a set : having the property that any two of its points can be joined by a line completely contained in the set; also : incapable of being separated into two or more closed disjoint subsets

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connectedly

adverb

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connectedness

noun

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Examples of connected in a Sentence

a series of connected rooms

Recent Examples of connected from the Web

They were all placed by Louise Wise Services, a well-connected adoption agency in New York.

— bill goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Documentary explores a dark family reunion," 13 July 2018
There’s a sense of utter isolation that few of us have the chance to experience in the all-too-connected 21st century.

— carey jones, Vogue, "On a Remote Glacier in the Middle of Alaska, I Learned the Magic of Disconnecting," 12 July 2018
The second company — the one with the MIT pedigree — designed an Internet-connected LED light bulb.

— scott kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, "Why one Boston home security startup caught on and another didn’t," 12 July 2018
They were all placed by Louise Wise Services, a well-connected adoption agency in New York.

— bill goodykoontz, azcentral, "'Three Identical Strangers:' A fascinating, if incomplete, puzzle," 5 July 2018
Tomlinson uses the bel canto technique, with its emphasis on breath control and smooth, connected phrasing, to guide the students.

— jessica gelt, latimes.com, "Anne Tomlinson on two decades leading the Los Angeles Children's Chorus," 27 June 2018
However exasperating those experiences can be, physicians tend to be optimistic and connected to their mission in a way other industries — and in some cases other health care executives — may struggle to be.

— alexi nazem, STAT, "Health care needs more physician CEOs like Atul Gawande," 13 July 2018
Club members built an extensive layout, which spans two connected rooms, to run their trains.

— tom daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Model railroad club still operates in a historic train station hiding in plain sight in the Harbor District," 13 July 2018
The Rubin is showing it as part of a series of 12 movies, each connected to a different astrological sign.

— ben kenigsberg, New York Times, "4 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend," 12 July 2018

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