1
as in junctions
a place where two or more things are united
there's a problem at the connection where the outside wire is hooked up to the inside wiring
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2
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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as in mergers
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
that bridge is the only connection between the island and the mainland
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as in associations
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
in a truly secular society there is no connection between church and state
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as in positions
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay
enjoyed self-employment and never wanted a connection with a big company
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Recent Examples of connections
The move came three years after he was ousted as a senior royal following allegations over his connections to Epstein.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
There are 318 connections that remain unchanged.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Punch Is Making Progress Punch is now building his connections with the other monkeys in his troop.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
His addition also heralded the dawning of an era in which LACMA actively sought to strengthen its connections with the entertainment world.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Hours before Andrew’s arrest, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was asked if a debate over the royal, and his connections to Epstein, could still take place.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Tami brought years of corporate retail experience, while Kopplin experimented with recipes and used her service industry connections.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Punch Is Slowly Finding His Way Punch is building his connections with the other monkeys in the troop, and his keepers see real progress.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Members provide intensive mentoring, conflict mediation, case management, and connections to job training and mental health services to people at the highest risk of being involved in gun violence.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
There are 318 connections that remain unchanged.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Punch Is Making Progress Punch is now building his connections with the other monkeys in his troop.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
His addition also heralded the dawning of an era in which LACMA actively sought to strengthen its connections with the entertainment world.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Advertisement Hours before Andrew’s arrest, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was asked if a debate over the royal, and his connections to Epstein, could still take place.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
Tami brought years of corporate retail experience, while Kopplin experimented with recipes and used her service industry connections.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Punch Is Slowly Finding His Way Punch is building his connections with the other monkeys in the troop, and his keepers see real progress.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Members provide intensive mentoring, conflict mediation, case management, and connections to job training and mental health services to people at the highest risk of being involved in gun violence.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connections
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Early last month, farmers escalated their protests with a 48-hour blockade of major highways, toll stations and junctions over high production costs and the European Union’s trade deal with South American nations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Creating reliable molecular junctions at the nanometer scale Building molecular junctions requires electrodes spaced less than 3 nanometers apart.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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And also there’s a huge music staff with a lot of know-how and really, really deep knowledge and contacts and relationships in that space.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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So far, the committee has verified the names of more than 2,200 people who were arrested, using direct reports from families and a network of contacts on the ground.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Messina speaks to Variety about why, at a time of mega studio mergers, combining micro budget movies and digital distribution can be the way forward in the indie sphere.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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Several other brewery buyouts, mergers and consolidations have taken place in the past three years in Colorado.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Past studies have also shown strong associations between medical debt and negative financial and health outcomes.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Vienna is known as the city of balls, and some 400 are held annually, sponsored by trade associations or other groups.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Having held senior positions in academia and European financial institutions, he was appointed deputy governor of the Bulgarian central bank in Sofia in 2023.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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During the six years, prosecutors said, the pair used their positions to capitalize on a racketeering enterprise defrauding the state, IRS and union members.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Still, the park will be maintaining active parking management and placing extra staff at key intersections during peak periods.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, many intersections in the Palisades could become bottlenecks during evacuations, leading to significant delays, the resiliency report said, basing the conclusion on a traffic pattern analysis.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Several other brewery buyouts, mergers and consolidations have taken place in the past three years in Colorado.—
Jonathan Shikes,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Closures and consolidations Sunshine Elementary will close.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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And during this era, as the fashion news outlet reported, many brands’ sales came through partnerships with creators.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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The researchers plan to scale up the technology for larger applications and exploring partnerships with industry to bring this innovation to market.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Connections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connections. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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