as in merging
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
abhors the combining of business and pleasure at sales conferences
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as in connecting
to come together to form a single unit
the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole
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as in mixing
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
combine the sugar and flour in a bowl
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Recent Examples of combining
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump is combining the art of war with the art of the deal.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Improved interaction in real-world conditions By combining capacitive touch and force sensing, the system addresses some limitations of traditional capacitive touch interfaces.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
By combining these insights, HGTV highlights smaller cities where people are actively relocating and building long-term lives.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The case is built from combining related evidence, not from studies of dark showering itself.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
The case is built from combining related evidence, not from studying the practice itself.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
This modern pickle renaissance reflects a broader trend of culinary exploration, combining nostalgia with innovation to solidify pickles as a beloved staple of contemporary American culture.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
By combining foam layers with the Hive support matrix, Sleepmax presents a design intended to accommodate a range of body types and sleep positions.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
MyToonz is our strategic response to the connected TV revolution, combining storytelling excellence with smart distribution.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Trump is combining the art of war with the art of the deal.
—FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Improved interaction in real-world conditions By combining capacitive touch and force sensing, the system addresses some limitations of traditional capacitive touch interfaces.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
By combining these insights, HGTV highlights smaller cities where people are actively relocating and building long-term lives.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The case is built from combining related evidence, not from studies of dark showering itself.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2026
The case is built from combining related evidence, not from studying the practice itself.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
This modern pickle renaissance reflects a broader trend of culinary exploration, combining nostalgia with innovation to solidify pickles as a beloved staple of contemporary American culture.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
By combining foam layers with the Hive support matrix, Sleepmax presents a design intended to accommodate a range of body types and sleep positions.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combining
Noun
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Ellison, whose father and main business backer is Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, always stresses a merging of content and technology that still needs to happen at legacy media.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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What was your wedding like, and the merging of families?—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Many women spend years in treatment for depression without anyone connecting it back to hormones.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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One of those ideas that Segall cites as core to that thesis is a true crime concept centered around deepfakes, taking a genre that people know and enjoy, and connecting it to the world of technology in a unique way.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Insider experiences include a tour of a private palazzo by a prince no less, a painting class inspired by Caravaggio, and a master class in mixing the perfect aperitivo by resident masters.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Available only at the Milan campus for the moment, the core offering of the new educational project will be a three-year undergraduate program starting in October and mixing creative, technical and managerial skills.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The merger comes at a difficult time for food companies.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The leaders of the Senate committee that oversees the FCC are questioning how the agency gave approval to the Nexstar–Tegna transaction, the massive broadcast station merger that already has been paused by a federal court.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The willful Sun conjoins Saturn in your impactful sign, fusing courage with responsibility.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Their dissatisfaction stems in part from Arirang’s failure to make the most of an attempt at fusing strip- and EDM-club aesthetics to the insistent word repetition of the K-pop generation prior to BTS.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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According to a report on compliance planning for 2026, organizations across industries are reassessing operating models to better manage divergent regulations while integrating technology to improve efficiency and oversight.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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This year’s event will focus on the three key themes of integrating AI into production workflows, the ethical and responsible use of AI, and education, through real-world examples.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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This was the fallacy that led to the rise of elegant, beautiful, and compelling scenarios — grand unification, supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and string theory — whose predictions simply don’t appear to match experimental reality in any measurable way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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He's also branded South Korea a permanent enemy and rejected the idea of future unification.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ranchers of the borderlands have already achieved the impossible, uniting groups from opposite ends of the political spectrum under the banner of safeguarding the borderlands.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Take the famous photograph of the driving of the ceremonial golden spike uniting the railroad companies.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Combining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combining. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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