connections

plural of connection
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as in contacts
an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world I have a connection in Hollywood who might be able to get you a part in a movie

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of connections Additionally, childhood connections, regional pride, and spiritual or religious beliefs were also cited as factors. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Although the port layouts on Googlebooks vary, most provide more hardwired connections than MacBooks do. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 The Defense Ministry’s monitoring systems in Ukraine reported stable connections on objects traveling faster than 400 kph (250 mph), Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara told reporters. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 The initiative reframed support less as simply offering filmmakers a platform to tell stories about displacement than giving them the professional connections needed to continue working. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 The rest comprises things like structural supports, cooling systems, electrical connections, etc. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026 The philanthropy journey can be lonely, but there is an opportunity for connections to learn and grow together. — Melissa Stevens, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 The preseason offered some promising moments, other confounding connections between new teammates and a strong foundation for the new-look team hoping to keep growing through an 82-game season. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 This experience showed me how a dialogue between two different disciplines can reveal new connections. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connections
Noun
  • Along the way, the riders crossed mountain passes, passed through towns and villages, and dealt with the usual assortment of traffic and junctions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Urban grids are a tight mesh of streets and junctions, meaning that any two points on them are connected by many viable routes.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Uganda also said all 60 contacts of Kenya's first patient, including border personnel, hotel staff and transport operators, completed 21 days of monitoring without symptoms and were released from follow-up.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Track first-contact resolution, repeat contacts and how often customers have to explain themselves more than once.
    — Duane Tursi, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But these mergers are far too rare to explain the abundance of heavier elements in the universe.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Neoclouds would not be going out of business en masse, Lovelock reiterated, but could be subject to consolidation, such as takeovers and mergers.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Finding a local event hosted by over 13 country associations from the Nordics and Baltics to Croatia, Japan, and Australia and joining a group walk with an INWA instructor.
    — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Pursuit recruits through the New York City Housing Authority, the public library system, local labor departments and community groups, and plans to add small business associations.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But economic pressure won't change Iran's negotiating positions, said Karimi, the former official.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The current plan is to put in roundabouts at the Pitkin and Burnside intersections, and make intersection improvements where Main passes Bissell Street as well as Connecticut Boulevard.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Seven-day itineraries are stubbornly unhurried, timed around the intersections of sunlight and wildlife routines.
    — Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Insurance broker Rash believes this rating overhaul is accelerating plan consolidations across Florida.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Address chronic absenteeism and declining enrollment by strengthening neighborhood schools, strategic consolidations with community input and adequate resources.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Nvidia offers support via equity stakes and partnerships, then CoreWeave , Nebius and Iren , among others, buy the latest and greatest Nvidia chips — the current generation, Vera Rubin, was preceded by Grace Blackwell, Hopper and Ampere.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Singhasari will introduce the venture to Indonesian creators, studios, investors, distributors and creative-economy institutions, and help set up local partnerships and routes to market.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

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“Connections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connections. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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