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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
concatenate several lists of instructions into a single master file
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as in to string
to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread
the movie actually concatenates into one extended narrative several episodes from various books in the series
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Recent Examples of concatenate
Presidential Administrations, so often wildly divergent one from the other in tone and in political direction, are concatenated by this littlest nod toward God.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
During the check, the implementation executes a command to concatenate it with the email domain, without any checks for malicious characters that may be contained in it.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
Most importantly, smell matters because all our senses concatenate and build on each other.
—Wired, 2 Aug. 2022
The vehicle utilizes its unique roll mechanism design together with the switching control strategy to concatenate a series of steady wings-level and turning flights and accomplish behaviors comparable to air gliders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2019
Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
During the check, the implementation executes a command to concatenate it with the email domain, without any checks for malicious characters that may be contained in it.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
Most importantly, smell matters because all our senses concatenate and build on each other.
—Wired, 2 Aug. 2022
The vehicle utilizes its unique roll mechanism design together with the switching control strategy to concatenate a series of steady wings-level and turning flights and accomplish behaviors comparable to air gliders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concatenate
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The morning kicked off behind the Rose Creek Cottage and was one of many activities hosted by Friends of Rose Creek, an organization aimed at preserving the natural habitat and connecting community members.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Both capitals sit along the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits, home to busy shipping lanes which connect the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Keanu had once again put his faith in Vince Panaro, not realizing that Vince was secretly stringing him along the entire time.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fishers use fyke nets strung between mangrove trees to catch wild shrimp and fish that swim through the channels of the forest during high tide.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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The White House said the executive order guarantees that AI will be integrated into US Department of Health and Human Services systems for sharing health information among health care systems, organizations and patients.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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That new landscape now includes at least one of the five legacy studios — Paramount — having articulated a commitment to integrate AI into its product to maximize efficiencies.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Yurachek said Arkansas athletes have combined for $500,000 in NIL deals in the NIL Go system and their $15,000 agreement average nearly triples the country’s $5,800 average.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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By 2035, more young people will enter the African workforce annually than in the rest of the world combined.—
Emeka Ajene,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sparks could fly with someone who challenges you in all of the right ways, but if you’re already coupled, don’t let pride hold you back from hashing things out.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Legacy cryptographic workflows, certificate authorities and identity systems are often tightly coupled to on-premises environments, which are often siloed.—
Julian Durand,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Concatenate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concatenate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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