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coapting

verb

present participle of coapt
as in connecting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coapting
  1. connecting
  2. clamping
  3. linking
  4. clasping
  5. adhering
  6. uniting
  7. cinching
  8. joining
Verb
  • Currently, meeting a connecting passenger generally requires the traveler to leave the secure area of the airport, then go through security again before continuing their trip.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In each case, the value comes not from the technology alone but from connecting data to a decision an agency already needs to make.
    — Bryan Mistele, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • Mechanics can easily calibrate and adjust system tension using an integrated clamping piece, ensuring consistent mechanical support throughout long operational cycles.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The headphones uses a 12-point through-bolt construction, with 12 screws clamping the housing assembly from the outer housing to the front plate.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of clamping
Verb
  • The campaign will center around Bluepass, a new certification label that can appear on product pages, hangtags and inside garments, with QR codes linking shoppers to verification pages.
    — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The Ninjas embarked on a treacherous journey, flipping and slashing through data and linking millions of private businesses to the millions of individual taxpayers who owned them.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of linking
Verb
  • But if the awards season goes as the streamer plans, a journey that began in Cannes with a rapturous standing ovation, could end with Los Javis clasping some golden statues.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • One juror was rubbing his eyes as Sullivan talked, and another was clasping and unclasping his hands in his lap.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clasping
Verb
  • Repeat guests begin wrapping their feet with tape and adhering gel pads to prevent blisters.
    — Johanna Wolfe, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
Definition of adhering
Verb
  • Everyone’s favorite American Horror Story characters are uniting for the anthology’s 13th season, and the official trailer (below) offers more footage of the returning stars reprising their past characters.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In Florida, on top of uniting with brother Matthew, Tkachuk joins a team thirsty to regain championship glory after injuries derailed last season.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of uniting
Verb
  • My mom has an eye for detail, and this button-down jumpsuit has that trending gingham print, a waist-cinching corset bodice, and pleats for extra sophistication.
    — Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Dow stood with three tattooed and shirtless jumpers, weaving white paracord through hooks in the canvas and cinching it tight.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cinching
Verb
  • Murray tries to be the next successful project in purple, joining the Vikes after seven up-and-down years with the Arizona Cardinals.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps joining social media will allow Lawrence to get some of that control back.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of joining
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“Coapting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coapting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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