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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Fewer couples are combining their finances, especially younger Americans.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Having met his target, Van Zuilen set to work combining and editing the data using the astronomy software PixInsight.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 June 2026
Luka Modrić is regarded as a midfield maestro, combining control, vision, passing, and technical artistry.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Take the retro cheese ball to a new level by combining it with another classic—pimiento cheese.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Diagnosis depends on combining clinical findings with multiple laboratory markers, which is why doctors often pull from several tests rather than relying on one number.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
They have been married since 1999, combining their previous surnames, True and Frost.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
She is known inside the firm for combining deep technical understanding with strong product and commercial instincts.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Noun
The results demonstrate a scalable method for incoherent beam combining.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
First class Etihad Apartments; Singapore Suites; combing first class on Airbus A380s on all the major Gulf airlines in a single trip; combining six different airline first class products in a single round trip.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Fewer couples are combining their finances, especially younger Americans.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Having met his target, Van Zuilen set to work combining and editing the data using the astronomy software PixInsight.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 June 2026
Luka Modrić is regarded as a midfield maestro, combining control, vision, passing, and technical artistry.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 June 2026
Take the retro cheese ball to a new level by combining it with another classic—pimiento cheese.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Diagnosis depends on combining clinical findings with multiple laboratory markers, which is why doctors often pull from several tests rather than relying on one number.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
They have been married since 1999, combining their previous surnames, True and Frost.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
She is known inside the firm for combining deep technical understanding with strong product and commercial instincts.
—Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combining
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That is problematic because the feeding and merging processes that allow black holes to grow to supermassive status had always been thought to take longer than 1 billion years.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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But in this merging process, several threads have been left behind.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Celebrities in each host city will serve as these global ambassadors, connecting with fans and promoting local tourism and culture.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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His concept of the collective unconscious, a universal element of the human mind connecting past and present, was fundamental to her understanding of images and the interconnected nature of ancient archetypes.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The service From those on reception to the barmen mixing the cocktails, staff are helpful and friendly, without being over-the-top attentive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Yakgwa is a type of traditional Korean cookie made by mixing wheat flour with honey, sesame oil, ginger juice and a bit of rice wine and then pressing the dough mixture into a mold and deep-frying it.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The announcement framed it as a merger of equals, bringing 42 parks together under one company.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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Weiss was appointed last fall by David Ellison, a technology scion who took over CBS’ parent company, Paramount, in an $8 billion merger with his media company, Skydance.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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Medics are also fusing together some of her discs.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Langstroth’s design maintained an optimal 8 mm gap between frames to prevent bees from fusing them together.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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But integrating chatbots made for adults into toys for kids poses its own array of threats, Padilla told the Union-Tribune.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Fernandez Bibeau’s portfolio as parks commissioner, effective June 1, will include integrating green infrastructure into the city’s broader open space strategy and strengthening coordination across cabinets to advance the city’s climate goals.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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General relativity suggests that objects with mass cause spacetime (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) to warp.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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The two main events are a title unification bout between Ilia Topiura and Justin Gaethje and an interim heavyweight title contest between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Moonshot and Earthshot Prince William and Caroline Kennedy uniting for the Earthshot Prize represented the next generation of Kennedys and Windsors working together.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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The Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management board serves as a rare forum uniting top global CEOs with Chinese government, academic, and business leaders.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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“Combining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combining. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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