make a/the connection
idiom
: to understand that there is a relationship between two or more things
It didn't take long for us to make the connection between the missing money and our partner's new car.
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Sensitives easily make the connection between their choices and the outcomes and can adapt their behavior to gain rewards and avoid punishment.
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
There is something that is lost when only Zoom calls are used to make a connection.
—Egor Karpovich, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, at Casa, an oblivious Cierra is starting to make a connection with bombshell Elan.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
During the special section of the show — in which the boys and girls are separated and introduced to a new batch of bombshells — Olandria didn't make a connection.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
There is something that is lost when only Zoom calls are used to make a connection.
—Egor Karpovich, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, at Casa, an oblivious Cierra is starting to make a connection with bombshell Elan.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
During the special section of the show — in which the boys and girls are separated and introduced to a new batch of bombshells — Olandria didn't make a connection.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for make a/the connection
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“Make a/the connection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%2Fthe%20connection. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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