interconnected

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

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interconnectedness

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The deadly attack, the worst since the 2004 train bombing in Madrid, was one of several apparently interconnected attacks to hit the country.

— tina nguyen, vanityfair.com, "Massive Manhunt Underway After Barcelona Attacks Kill 13," 18 Aug. 2017
The deadly attack, the worst since the 2004 train bombing in Madrid, was one of several apparently interconnected attacks to hit the country.

— tina nguyen, The Hive, "Massive Manhunt Underway After Barcelona Attacks Kill 13," 18 Aug. 2017
Official data shows that Anbang is owned by an opaque web of largely interconnected companies.

— sui-lee wee, New York Times, "Who Owns Anbang of China? A U.S. Labor Union Wants to Know.," 11 Aug. 2017
Capo stated about a million gallons of water were pumped out of the interconnected basements below both the E.E. Jeansonne Clinic Building and the adjacent Administration Building.

— wilborn p. nobles iii, NOLA.com, "LSU dental school to reopen Wednesday after flooding," 25 July 2017
The Belt and Road is often framed as China’s plan for an interconnected world — without much input or participation from the United States.

— janet eom, Washington Post, "China’s ‘Belt and Road’ opens up new business in Africa — for both the U.S. and China," 24 July 2017
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

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