COAPT Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

coapt

verb

Definition of coapt

as in to connect

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That gave Michigan one more shot, and Underwood made this one count, connecting with JJ Buchanan for a game-winning 47-yard touchdown to avert disaster in Kyle Whittingham’s debut as Wolverines coach.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The next step will connect microscopic damage with the properties that matter most for fusion magnets.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of connect

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The backstory Troutbeck is one of those properties that is inseparably linked to the history of the town of Amenia, which has attracted historians, writers, and social reformers since the 1700s—many of whom actually stayed and worked in Troutbeck.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Parties linked to the former Moro Islamic Liberation Front led the polls, though none took a big majority.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of link

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Ireland joins a growing bloc of European broadcasters, including the Netherlands, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain, using withdrawal from the continent’s biggest music spectacle as protest over Israel’s war and contest neutrality.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The Netherlands officially joined in October 2025, opening the door for Dutch defense companies to take part in the project.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of join

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Alonso tied the score in the ninth inning Tuesday with his 300th career homer and took a rare curtain call on the road to acknowledge adoring Mets fans still unhappy about his departure for Baltimore last December.

— CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
His conviction at trial was based almost entirely on the victim’s ID; there was no forensic or other evidence tying him to the crime.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of tie

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House of the Dragon, meanwhile, specified that the prophecy was about a Targaryen ruler who would unite Westeros against a coming darkness from the far north.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
To watch 2026 college football means receiving the impression that all of sports and politics are united in favor of a perfect bill, and none of that is the case.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of unite

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True software productivity requires retrofitting legacy software development life cycle (SDLC) platforms, redefining engineering metrics and harnessing the Jevons paradox.

— Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Taken together, these masterworks mirror Prieto’s own process, which often uses chance as a springboard for composition and which harnesses ephemera — memories, scents, poems, or even architectural fragments — to create new work.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of harness

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From there, Zheng used her lofted forehand and backhand to pin Keys back, taking her toes off the baseline and asking her to either build points over the course of several shots, or take arcing balls on the rise, a decision heavy with risk.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Precision and execution on punts and kickoffs can pin teams in their own end zones, stopping drives before they even get started.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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