coapted

verb

past tense of coapt
as in connected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coapted
  1. connected
  2. linked
  3. joined
  4. united
  5. tied
  6. adhered
  7. clamped
  8. glued
Verb
  • Suzuki connected for his 19th home run in the first inning, driving in Pete Crow-Armstrong after a leadoff single.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Lyu recommends using Google and Microsoft to review the apps connected to your accounts.
    — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Michigan officials on Saturday reported cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems, as investigators look into whether Iran is linked to a spate of similar hacks on states across the country.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Hewitt and Davidson were first romantically linked back in March 2025, after they were caught by paparazzi out and about and getting cozy on several occasions.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of linked
Verb
  • Guzman was also one of the last remaining cabinet members who joined Johnson’s administration at the start of his term.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of joined
Verb
  • Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics — three top pop/rock acts who did big business on the charts back in the 1980s — have united for a major concert tour.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • Poor Americans across ethnic lines—including Black workers from the Deep South, women, and immigrants—were united by a claim to dignity and health.
    — Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of united
Verb
  • Citizen Bank Park’s 116 park factor for home runs since 2025 ranks tied for fourth.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator later determined the newborn died by homicide, finding that the child died from entrapment after being placed and tied inside a plastic trash bag beneath bloody paper towels and other garbage.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tied
Verb
  • But a new fastest time from UAE’s Florian Vermeersch on June 2 of this year — 23km at an average speed of 75kmh — suggests that not everyone has adhered.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • The report found that excessive moisture had caused the adhesive to fail, leaving the roofing membrane no longer properly adhered, according to the lawsuit.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Definition of adhered
Verb
  • Sharon Rocha's mitochondrial DNA clamped in the jaws of a pair of pliers found in [Peterson’s] boat, [and] the presence of concrete debris in the boat cover that matched both the homemade boat anchor and the concrete debris on his flatbed trailer.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • His supporters have clamped their mouths tighter than the federal budget for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of clamped
Verb
  • Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of glued
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“Coapted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coapted. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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