as in overlapping
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as in combining
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 cooperating
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 collaborating
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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Adjective
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In the 1800s, for example, the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel used the term Zeitgeist—the spirit of times—to refer to such ubiquitous and overlapping influences that operate across both macro and micro levels.—
Maria Balaska,
Time,
20 Dec. 2025
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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
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Kenny said the challenges to combining the spaces became clear once the structure was closely examined.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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The 2024 legislative session saw leadership struggling with complicated legislation at last minute, and only the Assembly cooperating with Newsom’s request for a special session on gas prices.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Mame Hill was 24, pregnant with her second child, doing missionary work while living in Mexico City when her body abruptly stopped cooperating.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, Iranian state media said a man was arrested in Tehran on suspicion of collaborating with the Israeli spy agency Mossad.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Stretch assignments may include high-visibility initiatives, turnaround assignments, working with high-profile clients, getting influence to get work done, and collaborating with challenging individuals.—
Scott J. Allen,
Big Think,
6 Jan. 2026
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One of my personal favorite wardrobe hacks involves wearing knee-high boots with a midiskirt and using the intersecting hemlines to create a full-coverage look.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
19 Dec. 2025
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The city defines a through street as one where vehicles have the preferential right-of-way, and where drivers at intersecting streets must yield.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Dec. 2025
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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
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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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The underlying tension was bubbling up to the surface.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Beyond premium laptops, Intel is also rolling out mainstream Intel Core processors based on the same underlying Series 3 architecture.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Conjoining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjoining. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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