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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
Delhi is motivated by revisiting historical connections with Afghanistan, securing potential economic and trade access to Central Asia, and establishing a friendly presence on Pakistan’s western flank with potential strategic benefits.
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Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Plus, her knowledge and connections across the art world.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
There are a lot of connections.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
His insight, integrity and invaluable connections made a lasting impact on our business, our team and me personally.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Only 'distant connections' to India Vedam, his niece said, was born in India while his parents were visiting their native country for a funeral.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
The writer Susan Dyer Reynolds suggested—through a circuitous series of connections that defied space and time—that Duran was being paid by George Soros.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
France is in no way immune to those influences, but in this moment, the connections between farm and table in France seem to have remained strong.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
To symbolize the global connections made possible by the new canal, participants poured water from Lake Erie and rivers around the world into the Atlantic at Sandy Hook, a sand spit off New Jersey at the entrance to New York Harbor.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Plus, her knowledge and connections across the art world.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
There are a lot of connections.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
His insight, integrity and invaluable connections made a lasting impact on our business, our team and me personally.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Only 'distant connections' to India Vedam, his niece said, was born in India while his parents were visiting their native country for a funeral.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
The writer Susan Dyer Reynolds suggested—through a circuitous series of connections that defied space and time—that Duran was being paid by George Soros.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
France is in no way immune to those influences, but in this moment, the connections between farm and table in France seem to have remained strong.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
To symbolize the global connections made possible by the new canal, participants poured water from Lake Erie and rivers around the world into the Atlantic at Sandy Hook, a sand spit off New Jersey at the entrance to New York Harbor.
—Christine Keiner, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connections
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Surprisingly, cognitive decline in healthy aging isn't as simple as neurons dying, but rather neurons losing their spark at the synapse, the tiny junctions where signals leap from cell to cell.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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Four rotors, mounted at wing junctions, provide lift for vertical flight and stability during transition.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Anything a user does on Max—and everything Max can collect, such as geolocation data, contacts, photos, and audio—could presumably be accessed and exploited by the state.—
Justin Sherman,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Too wellness website in 2022, which provided mental health resources, crisis hotlines and therapy contacts for the youth.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Although gravitational wave detections have provided indirect evidence for black hole pairs and their eventual mergers, OJ287's two black holes had never been resolved visually, as telescopes simply lacked the resolution to distinguish them from a single point of light.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Formerly the head of global technology mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley, Armstrong was part of the team hired by Musk to facilitate the acquisition of X, then known as Twitter.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Across the state, Italian Americans have left a legacy through small businesses, community associations, restaurants, Catholic churches and more, from metro Detroit to west Michigan, Upper Peninsula mining towns to mid-Michigan and beyond.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Those books are wildly different in subject and tone, but there are subterranean threads, a mycorrhizal network of associations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Burleson was serviceable in both corner outfield spots and at first base, and was comfortable varying between all three positions.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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This design uses zero-gravity support and preset positions to help alleviate lumbar pain and snoring.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Thatcher Road and Willow Springs intersections will be getting traffic lights.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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There's heartburn in the Terre Haute area as school consolidations come to Vigo County after thousands of students have left the area in recent years.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
10 Oct. 2025
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Looking back over more than two decades of price history, HD has a consistent tendency to emerge from long consolidations with powerful follow-through rallies lasting months — and often years.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Israel remains fully and unequivocally committed to the Abraham Accords, to expanding the circle of peace, deepening our partnerships, and ensuring that the promise of stability, prosperity, and coexistence becomes the enduring legacy of our generation.—
Yossi Shelley,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Pentagon has funded new rare-earth processing facilities in Texas and California, while the Department of Energy has backed partnerships with alternative suppliers such as Lynas Rare Earths in Australia.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Connections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connections. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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