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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First-line managers became the connective tissue of organizations when office walls disappeared.
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Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
As potential viewers can imagine, there’s still plenty of connective tissue between the two films, and in fact reaches back across the whole series to retroactively assign it more stakes — yes, even deadlier than the world-ending catastrophes that drove each adventure.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 22 May 2025
Loneliness, in Arendt’s telling, inflames the connective tissues of a society.
—Kim Samuel, Scientific American, 16 May 2025
Where the episodes from the first half of the season didn’t seem to have much in the way of connective tissue, the return of the Kool-Aid project in the seventh episode confirmed that, yes, the season has had an ongoing storyline, even if that hasn’t always been obvious.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
As potential viewers can imagine, there’s still plenty of connective tissue between the two films, and in fact reaches back across the whole series to retroactively assign it more stakes — yes, even deadlier than the world-ending catastrophes that drove each adventure.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 22 May 2025
Loneliness, in Arendt’s telling, inflames the connective tissues of a society.
—Kim Samuel, Scientific American, 16 May 2025
Where the episodes from the first half of the season didn’t seem to have much in the way of connective tissue, the return of the Kool-Aid project in the seventh episode confirmed that, yes, the season has had an ongoing storyline, even if that hasn’t always been obvious.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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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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