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conjoined

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verb

past tense of conjoin
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as in collaborated
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end government agencies and private charities have conjoined to bring relief to the famine-stricken nation

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Recent Examples of conjoined
Adjective
The Bone Museum in Brooklyn presents skeletal insights using actual skeletons, including showing how corsets severely compress bones, and an examination of the anatomy of conjoined twins. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 In the distant reaches of the solar system are many icy objects that resemble snowmen — pairs of conjoined spheres. Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Jesibel and Desisia are conjoined from below the sternum to the pelvis; they have been admitted to the King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, where a team will assess the feasibility of separation surgery. Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 In addition to being premature, birth records reportedly state that the girls were thoracopagus conjoined, meaning they were joined at the chest, face-to-face and likely sharing at least one vital organ. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for conjoined
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjoined
Adjective
  • These hybrid corals, also called fused acropora, combine the best features of their parents.
    Alex Harris July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • During the production process, two separate sheets of aluminum are pressed together through powerful rollers, resulting in a single, fused sheet that has one shiny side and one side with a matte finish.
    Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • That pair, combined with the wider structure and personnel around them, ensure Leeds do not collapse when home sides like Brighton, predictably, lay it on thick.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Millions of dollars invested, millions tracked In Broward, Florida’s second most-populous county, law enforcement agencies have spent over $3 million combined to build their surveillance networks.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Across nearly three decades in Congress, Kyl rose to Senate Republican leadership, kept his caucus united on battles from Obamacare to Israel and briefly returned in 2018 to succeed John McCain.
    Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • To watch 2026 college football means receiving the impression that all of sports and politics are united in favor of a perfect bill, and none of that is the case.
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Patterson and Parton collaborated on the 2022 novel Run, Rose, Run.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The pair have collaborated on several musical projects over the years, including the psychedelic pop band The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Jones, the former Apple exec who recently re-joined Amazon, padded out the programming wish list.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kar, the company’s CEO, was a founding team member at Palo Alto Networks and oversaw Juniper Networks’ entire Ethernet portfolio before the two joined forces at Auradine, a blockchain and AI chip startup where Upscale was incubated.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Once connected to tools, accounts, codebases, internal systems or financial workflows, AI agents can aggressively (and perniciously) take action on their own with limited human intervention.
    Larry Bradley, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In the opening quarter, Jackson rushed for the Ravens’ first touchdown, and later connected with Zay Flowers for a 54-yard score.
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Officers found the girl in the roadway and located the driver, who cooperated with investigators.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Police say the driver of the second vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Overall, Pro-Tek’s storage and services are very much linked, driving a business mix that is close to 50-50.
    Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024

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“Conjoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjoined. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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