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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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Recent Examples of conjoining
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Saturn conjoining Neptune initiates you into a slow and sacred beginning.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
This month’s most important astrology features an eclipse on February 17 that launches you into a new storyline around romance and sexuality, and that eclipse is tied in with Saturn and Neptune conjoining in your 7th house of partnerships on February 20.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
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Clear messages matter, as Mercury is in your 3rd House of Communication, conjoining social darling Venus in the same sector.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Saturn conjoining Neptune initiates you into a slow and sacred beginning.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
This month’s most important astrology features an eclipse on February 17 that launches you into a new storyline around romance and sexuality, and that eclipse is tied in with Saturn and Neptune conjoining in your 7th house of partnerships on February 20.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjoining
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There were four short docs released under the SNL50 banner, plus Questlove’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music and Brent Hodge’s Downey Wrote That, all on Peacock and boasting myriad overlapping talking heads, filming locations and generally celebratory approaches to the beloved sketch show.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
27 Mar. 2026
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Tandoori Pizza is best known for combining classic Indian dishes, like tandoori chicken, malai paneer, curry chicken and chicken tikka and serving it on a pizza crust, the website showed.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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In the foothills of the Andes Mountains, outside Santiago, Chile, Casa Oruga is a modern home that demonstrates the possibilities of combining design-forward architecture and economical shipping containers.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Architectural Digest,
17 June 2026
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The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
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The verdicts, handed down in March, came as the defendants stood accused in the July 4, 2025, plot targeting the Prairieland ICE detention center following weeks of testimony from investigators, law enforcement and cooperating witnesses.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Along with Davis and Miranda, who are collaborating on the score and the book, the team working on the musical is largely confirmed.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
23 June 2026
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Google and Samsung are collaborating on a new pair of AI glasses launching later this year with similar functionality.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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The crew coordinated with air traffic control and performed a go-around, which involves aborting a landing attempt and climbing away from the runway, to avoid an American Airlines plane that was departing from an intersecting runway, The Guardian reported.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Neither American Airlines nor the FAA confirmed the details of the other flight involved, but data from FlightRadar24 shows AA3161 taking off from an intersecting runway at the same time DL2351 was preparing to land.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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The narrative conjures meaning from the Los Angeles cityscape by fusing a hodgepodge of textbook theories about the sprawling metropolis onto the gritty reality of daily life.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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At the Miami event on May 2, guests were invited to explore the world of Carrera with a live car painting competition fusing art, culture and automotive design.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
20 June 2026
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The British North America Act came into effect, uniting the separate territories of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia into one dominion called Canada.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Fashion for Relief was registered in 2015 with the aim of uniting the fashion industry to relieve poverty and help those affected by natural or other disasters around the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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The other view is that the underlying expenses were paid in fiat, so any award should be paid in pounds.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Although our modern fights are different, many of the same underlying issues remain — entrenched biases, efforts to limit women’s roles and rights, attacks on women’s autonomy, and attempts to raise doubts on women’s abilities, especially those of Black women.—
Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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