as in merging
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
abhors the combining of business and pleasure at sales conferences
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as in connecting
to come together to form a single unit
the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole
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as in mixing
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
combine the sugar and flour in a bowl
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Recent Examples of combining
H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Kenny said the challenges to combining the spaces became clear once the structure was closely examined.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Together, oats and almonds create balanced nutrition, combining fiber, protein, and healthy fats for lasting fullness and all-day energy.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
As a result, the two fields depend on the same Physical Artificial Intelligence foundation, combining multimodal perception, world modeling, intent-aware planning, precise control, and decision-making under uncertainty.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Both teams Tuesday started the evening strong offensively by combining to go 12 of 23 from the floor over the first 8 1/2 minutes.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This roller coaster ride in Georgia has it all, combining high speeds, twists and turns, and water features to cool you off in the hot southern sun.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 6 Jan. 2026
An ugly opening half, which featured the teams combining for 6-of-24 shooting in the game’s first 10 minutes, saw the visiting Wildcats catch fire from beyond the arc.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
Fire Breathing in the Wild, a show combining live music, slam poetry and breathing to explore themes about living in California, will be presented Saturday at the West Sacramento Black Box Theater.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
The album’s maximalist approach, combining an array of live instruments, VSTs, and samplers, sometimes coheres into true jams.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Kenny said the challenges to combining the spaces became clear once the structure was closely examined.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Together, oats and almonds create balanced nutrition, combining fiber, protein, and healthy fats for lasting fullness and all-day energy.
—Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
As a result, the two fields depend on the same Physical Artificial Intelligence foundation, combining multimodal perception, world modeling, intent-aware planning, precise control, and decision-making under uncertainty.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Both teams Tuesday started the evening strong offensively by combining to go 12 of 23 from the floor over the first 8 1/2 minutes.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
This roller coaster ride in Georgia has it all, combining high speeds, twists and turns, and water features to cool you off in the hot southern sun.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 6 Jan. 2026
An ugly opening half, which featured the teams combining for 6-of-24 shooting in the game’s first 10 minutes, saw the visiting Wildcats catch fire from beyond the arc.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
Fire Breathing in the Wild, a show combining live music, slam poetry and breathing to explore themes about living in California, will be presented Saturday at the West Sacramento Black Box Theater.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combining
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SwifDoo also supports merging or splitting files, batch processing multiple documents, and converting PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, as the district considers closing and merging schools, Cassellius said the money could support new or improved recreational facilities at schools receiving displaced students.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The neighborhood/area The hotel has a plum position on the Eendrachtsplein, a buzzy town square in the heart of the city with trams, buses, and a metro line connecting it to all corners of town.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The film stars Sally Field as a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus, while also connecting with a young man (Lewis Pullman) in need of direction.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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At the sound level, our engineer is a guy who makes all the greatest dance music in the Latin world right now [Josh Gudwin is the records’ mixing engineer and Dale Becker mastering engineer].—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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Naumes uses a similar approach, mixing fresh lemon juice with water.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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For instance, red geysers that showed signs of galaxy interactions or past minor mergers contained much more inflowing gas.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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According to The Detroit News, Comerica Park, home of the MLB’s Detroit Tigers, will be renamed as soon as 2027 as a result of the merger.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Adorned with 3,000 pendants, including 2,000 in signature Baccarat red crystal from fusing clear crystal with 24-karat gold powder, the opulent work of art is cradled by 15-foot installation and available for public viewing and viral social media moments day and night.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2026
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Robots that think together By fusing data from the air and the ground, the systems aim to deliver faster and more accurate situational awareness while reducing risk to soldiers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Our research has described the needs of callers who reach out to 211, community capacity to respond to callers’ needs, the ability of 211 to detect rapid changes in community needs, and the benefits of integrating health referrals into 211s.—
Matthew W. Kreuter,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Future work will focus on integrating snow-deposition modeling with PV yield simulations to more accurately predict energy losses and on expanding analyses to more complex, uneven alpine terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Beijing has pledged that unification is inevitable—by force if necessary—and has significantly ramped up military activities in the Taiwan Strait in recent years.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Tommaso di Lampedusa’s novel, which looks at the unification of Italy from the perspective of a 20th-century writer, had a modernity that interested me.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Messthetics—the band formed around Fugazi’s rhythm section of Joe Lally and Brendan Canty—released their debut album in 2018 and a follow-up a year later, before uniting with jazz saxophonist Lewis.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fighting social services fraud is an issue that seems to be uniting the major parties.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Combining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combining. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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