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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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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as in linked
to think of (something) in combination
opera is popularly connected with high society
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Recent Examples of connected
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
These differences affect speed, reliability, latency and the number of connected devices.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Our environment is all connected.
—Cassie Martinez, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Chinese firm will integrate Nvidia’s Physical AI tools into its cloud platform, enabling capabilities such as data synthesis, model training, simulation, and validation testing for robotics, autonomous driving, and connected environments.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
These differences affect speed, reliability, latency and the number of connected devices.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The remainder of the first half, Weaver (a UTEP pledge) connected on TD tosses of 30 yards to Gabriel Bess, 17 yards to Lucas Sunwall and a two-yarder to Blake Wendler.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025
Our environment is all connected.
—Cassie Martinez, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connected
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But, after marrying and divorcing others in the intervening years, the pair coupled up again in 2021.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Sparks could fly with someone who challenges you in all of the right ways, but if you’re already coupled, don’t let pride hold you back from hashing things out.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Mix the dry and wet ingredients until just combined.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ryan O’Hearn reached the postseason twice with the Orioles and is 0-for-5 combined.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The spending watchdog agency echoed its 2019 criticism of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a lack of oversight of administrative costs associated with state initiatives approved in the name of Medicaid reform.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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There are a fair few brands associated with a multitude of clubs that might leave a sour taste, depending on your disposition, but footballers are fairly limited in their ability to do much about it.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The wife of the Las Vegas Raiders running back joined Tim Tebow, Mark Teixeira, Brett Favre, Bruce Pearl and others in offering their thoughts and prayers for Kirk and his family.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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That position began to change in 2015, in the joined Air France-KLM and Hop!—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this month, the chipmaker also agreed to pour $5 billion into rival Intel as part of an arrangement that calls for the latter's central processing units to be integrated into Nvidia's AI infrastructure platforms.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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In addition to remodels, smaller touches have been integrated like bringing back self-serve milk and sugar stations as well doodles on coffee cups.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Born to Run fused the street-level detail of Dylan with the operatic grandeur of Phil Spector.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Grace Ling leaned futuristic, sending out biomorphic cuts and sculptural tailoring that felt engineered as much as designed, while Head of State introduced architectural dresses that fused symbolism with strength.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Though the majority of cases are linked to a large outbreak that originated in West Texas, other outbreaks and cases have arisen from community transmission or during travel in other states.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Douglas Elliman — The luxury real estate brokerage’s shares rose roughly 1% after Reuters reported a Wall Street watchdog is investigating alleged insider-trading activity linked to a failed bid to take over the firm.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To solve these, the solution is interrelated.—
Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Our research Our research sought to answer two interrelated questions.—
Tim Komatsu,
The Conversation,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Connected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connected. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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