make a/the connection

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: 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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Investigators used genealogy sites to build a family tree and pulled trash from the Pennsylvania home of Kohberger’s parents to make a connection. — Ed White, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026 Investigators used genealogy sites to build a family tree and pulled trash from the Pennsylvania home of Kohberger's parents to make a connection. — Ed White The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2026 Investigators used genealogical sites to build a family tree and pulled trash from the Pennsylvania home of Kohberger’s parents to make a connection. — Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 The city’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) wants visitors to make a connection between the tennis center and adjacent downtown. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make a/the connection

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