connective tissue
noun
: a tissue of mesodermal origin that consists of various cells (such as fibroblasts and macrophages) and interlacing protein fibers (as of collagen) embedded in a chiefly carbohydrate ground substance, that supports, ensheathes, and binds together other tissues, and that includes loose and dense forms (such as adipose tissue, tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses) and specialized forms (such as cartilage and bone)
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Entanglement, a quantum property that links particles to one another, seems to serve as space’s connective tissue.
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Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026
Across these endpoints, identity becomes the connective tissue across legal, geopolitical and operational domains.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In their place, connective tissue expanded to become the dominant structure.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Passages may feel incongruous at times, generating themselves from unknown electrical triggers, but the stretches of silence Doran and Carlile weave throughout act as a kind of connective tissue.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
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Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2026
Across these endpoints, identity becomes the connective tissue across legal, geopolitical and operational domains.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In their place, connective tissue expanded to become the dominant structure.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Passages may feel incongruous at times, generating themselves from unknown electrical triggers, but the stretches of silence Doran and Carlile weave throughout act as a kind of connective tissue.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
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“Connective tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connective%20tissue. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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connective tissue
noun
con·nec·tive tissue
kə-ˌnek-tiv- 
: a tissue of mesodermal origin that consists of various cells (as fibroblasts and macrophages) and interlacing protein fibers (as of collagen) embedded in a chiefly carbohydrate ground substance, that supports, ensheathes, and binds together other tissues, and that includes loose and dense forms (as adipose tissue, tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses) and specialized forms (as cartilage and bone)
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