coapt

verb

Definition of coaptnext
as in to connect

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coapt
  1. connect
  2. link
  3. join
  4. tie
  5. unite
  6. adhere
  7. harness
  8. pin
Verb
  • Madsen connected with Jones for a 6-yard pass on the very first play of the game and didn’t slow down.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Part of that strategy is to connect with younger consumers, hence a recent partnership with 21-year-old livestreamer iShowSpeed along with innovating with menu items, branding, and store layout.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of connect
Verb
  • Because the paintings are built into the vinyl package, the artwork becomes part of how fans take in the album, linking the recordings to the visual stories that sit alongside them.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Scientists have mapped the first three-dimensional structure of a vault particle linked to bacterial life, uncovering a previously unexplored branch of these mysterious protein assemblies.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of link
Verb
  • Koenig joined at the start of the second season in 1967 and appeared in 36 of the remaining episodes.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Carney has ruled out formally joining the EU and said any enhanced partnership would face a vote in Canada's Parliament.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of join
Verb
  • But Ostlund scored only Buffalo’s fifth power-play goal of the season midway through the first before Thompson tied it with his sixth goal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Offscreen, the part tied Koenig to the franchise for the rest of his career.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of tie
Verb
  • And if Jackson was united with, say, Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, another South Florida product having attended Chaminade-Madonna High, the Dolphins become an AFC favorite.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The partnership will unite Independent’s substantial client list – which includes artists, filmmakers, creators, musicians and producers – with Outernet’s immersive capabilities.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of unite
Verb
  • Sprinkle salt mixture all over outside of the turkey as well as inside the cavity of the turkey, patting to adhere and nudging some into every crevice.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • These efforts should be lauded because lawyering solely to please Trump without an iota of reasonableness according to prescribed rules of law to which all lawyers must adhered is simply unacceptable.
    — Miles J. Zaremski, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of adhere
Verb
  • The drones are part of a suite of uncrewed farm vehicles – linked on a digital dashboard – that Chinese farmers are harnessing to make farming more efficient.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026
  • For years, scientists have explored how the molecules that waft from our breath or skin might be harnessed to sniff out a laundry list of diseases — Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, certain cancers, the flu and the common cold.
    — Marta Zaraaska, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of harness
Verb
  • Many symptoms can be tough to pin specifically to MS, Kurz pointed out — for instance cognitive dysfunction and fatigue are common in a lot of autoimmune conditions.
    — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • There are so many over-the-top displays across the borough that locals formed a group called Staten Island Haunted Houses to pin them on a custom Google map.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pin
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“Coapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coapt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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