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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit
several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square
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as in united
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural conglomerates
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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
Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
Craniopagus conjoined children have typically never sat up, crawled or walked before and require intensive rehabilitation post-surgery.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022
The conjoined companies—Toyota recently upped its stake in Subaru to 20 percent while Subaru acquired 0.3 percent of Toyota—went for a second generation.
—Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2021
Panning still further back to assess how Facebook influenced the conjoined causes of decency and democracy around the world, the picture gets darker still.
—Siva Vaidhyanathan, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2021
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Doctors have no map for how to separate conjoined twins.
—Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
Craniopagus conjoined children have typically never sat up, crawled or walked before and require intensive rehabilitation post-surgery.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022
The conjoined companies—Toyota recently upped its stake in Subaru to 20 percent while Subaru acquired 0.3 percent of Toyota—went for a second generation.
—Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 30 Aug. 2021
Panning still further back to assess how Facebook influenced the conjoined causes of decency and democracy around the world, the picture gets darker still.
—Siva Vaidhyanathan, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjoined
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Remarkably — and alarmingly to all but the most Anglo-centric observer — that is more than the French, German, Italian and Spanish leagues combined.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two quarterbacks combined for 93 attempts and 894 yards passing.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The scams are so prevalent that more than 150 utilities have united to fight them.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Three South Shore communities have united in opposition to removing I-794.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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On another project, Dutch audiovisual experts collaborated with French-only contractors, a mix that required not just translation, but diplomacy and improvisation.—
Nathanael Bondu,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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To overcome this, the University of Twente team collaborated with researchers and medical professionals from Radboud University Medical Center and the University of Waterloo (Canada).—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, the team’s innovative solution rotates the printing platform, allowing powder to be deposited and fused continuously.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The epic, quasi-Homeric tale of Aeneas and his people is fused with the tales of numerous real, historical figures, and narrative patterns drawn from literary sources are interwoven with actual Roman history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Still, unwinding this system was difficult in part because two neighboring districts, the Pulaski County Special School District and the North Little Rock School District, cooperated with one another to ensure their districts would remain majority white.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Attorneys for Lee and Benson had argued the prosecution’s case was built largely on the testimony of other Wicked Town members who cooperated with authorities in order to get a break in their own cases.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The brain is surrounded by a layer of tightly joined cells, called the blood-brain barrier, that acts as a bouncer turning away any substances deemed unworthy of accessing our most precious resource.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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More joined after the sixth, which Sánchez ended with a swinging strikeout of Jorge Polanco.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Watts said the child welfare agency also will maintain collaboration with public health officials, law enforcement and treatment providers to prevent tragedies connected to fentanyl and other drugs.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hope in Dave Canales, the second-year head coach whose optimism-springs-eternal approach has this team feeling connected.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The district closed Forest Oak Sixth and merged it with the nearby Leadership Academy at Forest Oak Middle School in 2023.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Aug. 2025
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Also on hand, industrial designer Konstantin Grcic, a renowned German designer who merged fashion and function like never before.—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Conjoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjoined. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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