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as in to integrate
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 to combine
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 to associate
to think of (something) in combination
opera is popularly connected with high society
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Recent Examples of connect
ChargePoint is partnering with global power management company Eaton to connect chargers with DC grids.
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Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
So your character’s daughter has a kind of eating disorder and is connected to a feeding tube.
—Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Edgar seems to take interest in Godolkin as another potential collaborator, noting the doctor’s research might not just be able to stop Cipher, but Homelander, with Marie equally eager to connect with Godolkin if alive to find out.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Last October, United Way partnered with Housing Collaborative to connect people to housing and recruit property managers to aid in the effort.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
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Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
So your character’s daughter has a kind of eating disorder and is connected to a feeding tube.
—Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Edgar seems to take interest in Godolkin as another potential collaborator, noting the doctor’s research might not just be able to stop Cipher, but Homelander, with Marie equally eager to connect with Godolkin if alive to find out.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Last October, United Way partnered with Housing Collaborative to connect people to housing and recruit property managers to aid in the effort.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for connect
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The results come at a time when thousands of schools are opting to integrate financial skills into their curriculum, while at the same time, reading levels among students have hit all time lows.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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Beyond employment, Wilson Administration officials re-segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, and workspaces in federal buildings that had been integrated since the end of the Civil War.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, former Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle combined for 239 total yards for the Panthers (183 rushing, 56 receiving) a week after exploding for 234 total yards (206 rushing, 28 receiving) in a win over Miami.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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Maybe that — combined with the steady growth of young defenders like Ashton Gillotte, Omarr Norman-Lott and Nohl Williams — will be enough to put KC back in position to lift its third Lombardi in four years.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Miller is navigating through the kinks, continuing to get acclimated with the taping of his wrist — something he’s been instructed to do — and working through the rust associated with not playing in an actual competitive game for nine months.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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That’s because, Vandover said, one of the biggest challenges associated with the programs is getting the word out.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
12 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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Modern qubit circuits have more knobs and wires and things, but that’s just how to tune the levels, how to couple or entangle them.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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The 1,800-square-foot space is designed to immerse customers in the brand’s world, fusing elevated craftsmanship with an intimate, boutique-like setting.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Few companies have approached that challenge with the obsessive engineering of PITAKA, a brand known for fusing advanced materials with minimalist form.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
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The body that mysteriously turned up in the landing gear of a plane at Charlotte Douglas International Airport has been identified as a 25-year-old originally from Guatemala, according to investigators.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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The essence of impartial justice is treating like conduct alike—not identifying the target and then finding the crime.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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As industrial and urban systems become increasingly interconnected, attacks that exploit both physical and digital vulnerabilities are rising.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Later, telecom companies were required to let competitors interconnect rather than wall off their networks.—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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What’s more, extensive research from Becca Levy, PhD, a professor of the psychology of aging at Yale University, has found that positive perceptions of aging correlate to another seven and a half years of life.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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This correlates with warmer soils to enhance germination and the absence of frost, which can kill seedlings.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Connect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connect. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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