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as in junctions
a place where two or more things are united
there's a problem at the connection where the outside wire is hooked up to the inside wiring
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2
as in contacts
an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world
I have a connection in Hollywood who might be able to get you a part in a movie
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as in mergers
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
that bridge is the only connection between the island and the mainland
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as in associations
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
in a truly secular society there is no connection between church and state
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as in positions
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
enjoyed self-employment and never wanted a connection with a big company
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Recent Examples of connections
The program gives team members the chance to experience different roles, properties, and cultures first-hand, building skills and strengthening connections across the region, and—in the process—strengthening the company’s cross-cultural bonds.
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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Through connections and individualized support, the program amplifies each member’s story across Hello Sunshine’s platform and network.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
And the Cisco compiler takes care of technical networking details like optimizing the connections between quantum processors and fine-tuning error correction strategies.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Through his phone, Ron holds a portal into the unknown; a void filled with sporadic echoes and ostensible connections.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
This comes after reports that King Charles wants to keep them at arm’s length ever since the latest scandal about Sarah Ferguson’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein, with whom Prince Andrew has long been linked.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2025
With the help of connections formed in the mascot community, Vargas worked parttime for the Charlotte NBA franchise, the Panthers and NASCAR.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Around the middle, the show sort of takes a turn and becomes a bit more about the interpersonal connections.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Scientists are still studying the full connections between marine heat waves and the jet stream, but this year’s marine heat wave was linked to the hottest summer on record in Japan and eastern China.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Through connections and individualized support, the program amplifies each member’s story across Hello Sunshine’s platform and network.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
And the Cisco compiler takes care of technical networking details like optimizing the connections between quantum processors and fine-tuning error correction strategies.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
Through his phone, Ron holds a portal into the unknown; a void filled with sporadic echoes and ostensible connections.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
This comes after reports that King Charles wants to keep them at arm’s length ever since the latest scandal about Sarah Ferguson’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein, with whom Prince Andrew has long been linked.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2025
With the help of connections formed in the mascot community, Vargas worked parttime for the Charlotte NBA franchise, the Panthers and NASCAR.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Around the middle, the show sort of takes a turn and becomes a bit more about the interpersonal connections.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Scientists are still studying the full connections between marine heat waves and the jet stream, but this year’s marine heat wave was linked to the hottest summer on record in Japan and eastern China.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connections
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Four rotors, mounted at wing junctions, provide lift for vertical flight and stability during transition.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Anything a user does on Max—and everything Max can collect, such as geolocation data, contacts, photos, and audio—could presumably be accessed and exploited by the state.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Too wellness website in 2022, which provided mental health resources, crisis hotlines and therapy contacts for the youth.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Although gravitational wave detections have provided indirect evidence for black hole pairs and their eventual mergers, OJ287's two black holes had never been resolved visually, as telescopes simply lacked the resolution to distinguish them from a single point of light.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Formerly the head of global technology mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, Armstrong was part of the team hired by Musk to facilitate the acquisition of X, then known as Twitter.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Across the state, Italian Americans have left a legacy through small businesses, community associations, restaurants, Catholic churches and more, from metro Detroit to west Michigan, Upper Peninsula mining towns to mid-Michigan and beyond.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Those books are wildly different in subject and tone, but there are subterranean threads, a mycorrhizal network of associations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Burleson was serviceable in both corner outfield spots and at first base, and was comfortable varying between all three positions.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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This design uses zero-gravity support and preset positions to help alleviate lumbar pain and snoring.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Thatcher Road and Willow Springs intersections will be getting traffic lights.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Looking back over more than two decades of price history, HD has a consistent tendency to emerge from long consolidations with powerful follow-through rallies lasting months — and often years.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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With dozens of startups now in the field, some bankruptcies and consolidations are inevitable.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Israel remains fully and unequivocally committed to the Abraham Accords, to expanding the circle of peace, deepening our partnerships, and ensuring that the promise of stability, prosperity, and coexistence becomes the enduring legacy of our generation.—
Yossi Shelley,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Pentagon has funded new rare-earth processing facilities in Texas and California, while the Department of Energy has backed partnerships with alternative suppliers such as Lynas Rare Earths in Australia.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Connections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connections. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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