as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common
the accountants noticed a linkage between the two supposedly independent companies
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Recent Examples of linkage
Pynchon’s Orphic characters are often detectives who are tuned to the right the spiritual right frequency, discovering clues and linkages of the system without ever beholding the entire totality.
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Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Once this linkage is verified by the company’s servers, the tokens are sent to the wallet.
—Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2022
My notes are littered with linkages, some obvious and intentional and some bordering on deranged, all based around still more Oklahoma references.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Preparing for Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status calls for greater investment in backward linkages and local value chains to reduce dependency and meet trade rule thresholds.
—Mohiuddin Rubel, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Once this linkage is verified by the company’s servers, the tokens are sent to the wallet.
—Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2022
My notes are littered with linkages, some obvious and intentional and some bordering on deranged, all based around still more Oklahoma references.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Preparing for Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status calls for greater investment in backward linkages and local value chains to reduce dependency and meet trade rule thresholds.
—Mohiuddin Rubel, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for linkage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
Noun
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Also, like Johnson, the station chief had an unusually friendly relationship with Bukele.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Aside from the amphitheater’s good-natured janitor Beppo (Kim Bodnia), Momo’s most meaningful relationship is her friendship with Gino (Araloyin Oshunremi), a teenager working multiple jobs to help his mother Liliana (Jennifer Amaka Pettersson) support his siblings.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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About four months after Auditor Allison Ball sued Beshear's administration over its failure to implement a bill concerning kinship care, a Frankfort judge has tossed out the lawsuit.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Dark Hearts biker gang being targeted by Robbie has its own internal code, rigorously enforcing obedience but also offering members kinship, even a warped kind of mentorship.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That creates this connection between the story and the audience.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those ties already give Blair connections to two of the most important countries set to be involved in post-war Gaza, but only if there’s a comprehensive ceasefire.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While it has thus far been signed by nearly 250 arts organizations and hundreds of individuals, major museums are conspicuous by their absence, with signatures predominately coming from arts centers, associations and regional councils.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The study couldn’t establish cause-and-effect, only associations between these behaviors and sleep.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Most of the studies the researchers reviewed and analyzed showed correlations, but didn’t fully explain how specific microbes caused epigenetic changes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025
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The results of these studies have been mixed, with some showing a possible correlation and others showing no link.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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