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adjective in·ter·con·nect·ed \ˌin-tər-kə-ˈnek-təd\

Definition of interconnected

1 : mutually joined or related interconnected highways interconnected political issues
2 : having internal connections between the parts or elements

interconnectedness

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Recent Examples of interconnected from the Web

The other six lawsuits facing that interconnected network of voter-fraud largely echo the claims of the LDF, including its objection to a recent request from Kobach to each state for extensive amounts of public and private voter data.

— vann r. newkirk ii, The Atlantic, "Trump's Voter-Fraud Commission Has Its First Meeting," 19 July 2017
Both Newton and Tremblay noted that the research highlights how interconnected Arctic countries are, and how an action by one country could impact the whole region.

— kelsey lindsey, Alaska Dispatch News, "Speedier sea ice in warming Arctic could spread pollution farther," 4 July 2017
Specifically, the peripheral nerve damage seemed to deactivate a type of interconnected brain cells, called somatostatin (SOM) interneurons, which normally dampen pain signals.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "Scientists come up with neural mechanism—and possible fix—for chronic pain," 27 June 2017
Its successors may build a new kind of Internet, a Web 3.0 of interconnected blockchains running countless applications.

— brian patrick eha, Fortune, "Can Bitcoin’s First Felon Help Make Cryptocurrency a Trillion-Dollar Market?," 26 June 2017
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn allege that Mr. Shkreli, 34 years old, committed a series of interconnected frauds, misleading investors in his hedge funds and...

— rebecca davis o’brien, WSJ, "Jury Selection to Begin in Martin Shkreli Trial," 25 June 2017
There are a lot of interconnected parts, but the main purpose of that prelude was to help put into context the possible rippling effects of recent news involving one of the top quarterback recruits in the class of 2018.

— chris johnson, SI.com, "One of the nation's top QBs decommitted from a Big Ten power. What happens next?," 23 June 2017
Any introduction of a barrier would be deeply politically contentious, and a major practical challenge on a jagged, 300-mile boundary with hundreds of minor and major crossings that divides two highly interconnected economies.

— naomi o'leary, The Atlantic, "How a Small Northern Ireland Party Became a U.K. Powerbroker," 13 June 2017
The Mummy is unraveling at the North American box office in a blow for Tom Cruise and Universal's new Dark Universe of interconnected monster movies.

— pamela mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter, "Box Office: 'The Mummy' Buried by 'Wonder Woman'," 10 June 2017

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