1
as in coupled
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
connect all the sets of lights and attach them to the branches of the Christmas tree
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2
as in combined
to come together to form a single unit
the two interstate highways connect, so a driver can go from one corner of the state to the other without much trouble
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3
as in linked
to think of (something) in combination
opera is popularly connected with high society
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Recent Examples of connected
Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The Miami Dolphins’ problem players on last year’s 8-9 team were being voted off the island, and accountability, friendship and a more connected team was going to usher in a healthier team.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 14, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Wentz and tight end Zach Ertz hadn’t connected on a quick glance route.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The blood-brain barrier is comprised of very tightly connected cells lining the inside of blood vessels.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The Miami Dolphins’ problem players on last year’s 8-9 team were being voted off the island, and accountability, friendship and a more connected team was going to usher in a healthier team.
—Omar Kelly
updated October 14, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The 10-year NBA veteran has also connected with Hermès and attended Paris Fashion Week, including a Dior dinner, last year.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Wentz and tight end Zach Ertz hadn’t connected on a quick glance route.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Plaintiffs argue that federal officials have coupled this surveillance with a campaign of public threats — warning that noncitizens who post anti-American or anti-Israel content online risk deportation or visa revocation.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Once captured by the QuBUS, the photons were coupled into a fiber optic cable and sent to an ion trap at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Erlangen for analysis.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The three wings combined for 63 points, with Barrett leading the trio with 25 points to go along with eight rebounds and five assists.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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For the purposes of this taste test, we’re focused on products that are some combination of whey or plant protein combined with actual coffee or protein products that taste (and caffeinate) like coffee.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Port Washington project represents an over $15 billion investment by the three companies, according to the announcement, almost double Vantage's initial $8 billion price tag associated with just the first phase of development on 672 acres.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kondo’s version is not necessarily religious, but does certainly come with some of the gravity associated with religion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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So Garcia re-joined in tricky circumstances, and with a lot of expectation on his shoulders.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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In 1963 the two joined forces with singer Keith Relf, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and drummer Jim McCarty as the Metropolitan Blues Quartet and soon renamed themselves the Yardbirds.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Like all East End Studios’ projects, the Sunnyside facility will be fully integrated with XR/VR infrastructure, including the capability to shoot on a virtual stage, and high-speed fiber connectivity with scalable production-level internet.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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England was also impressed by how Ortega-Jiménez and his colleagues integrated the effects of other forces, such as air resistance, with those of static electricity in the new research.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hemmerle is known for its sculptural designs fused with technical ingenuity, often using unexpected metals—like copper, bronze, and aluminum—to achieve distinct tones and lightness.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Caramel Apple Classic is made with a warm brown sugar dough fused with gooey caramel bits and sweet pockets of apple.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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If, as Lloyd Matthews has argued, America’s founding ideals of liberty are intimately linked to Julius Caesar, that connection should remind us that such liberty requires due process to function properly.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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They’ve been linked to high-profile actors, directors and producers like Gwyneth Paltrow, Michelle Williams, Bryce Dallas Howard, Judd Apatow, Evan Goldberg and Peter Chernin.—
Trey Williams,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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So, these are two big interrelated ideas that people need to get.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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To solve these, the solution is interrelated.—
Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Connected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connected. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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