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as in integrates
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 combines
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 associates
to think of (something) in combination
opera is popularly connected with high society
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Recent Examples of connects
The derelict Toronto Postal Service Centre, now Scotiabank Arena, was on the eastern end of Bremner Boulevard, the street that connects the two buildings.
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The new strategy connects water goals to the denim giant’s 2024 Climate Action Transition Plan, which aligns the company’ business plans with its climate commitments.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
In addition to the mighty river, the BNSF railway runs through town and the I-55 highway connects Osceola to New Orleans and Chicago.
—Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
There are three different timelines for Curtis' arc as Laurie in the Halloween franchise, plus Rob Zombie's standalone films and another Halloween franchise movie that barely connects to the others at all.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The soundtrack here is an important counterpoint to the visual impact, transporting the viewer into a subconscious state that connects them with their deepest emotions and life memories.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Seun Sodipo was appointed CFO at Plaid, a fintech startup that connects financial institutions.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Old Dominion, Charley Pride and Liz Rose have earned their stars on the one-mile stretch that connects downtown and Music Row.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Dalke's monitoring path through DC takes her under a skyway that connects two buildings downtown.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
The new strategy connects water goals to the denim giant’s 2024 Climate Action Transition Plan, which aligns the company’ business plans with its climate commitments.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
In addition to the mighty river, the BNSF railway runs through town and the I-55 highway connects Osceola to New Orleans and Chicago.
—Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
There are three different timelines for Curtis' arc as Laurie in the Halloween franchise, plus Rob Zombie's standalone films and another Halloween franchise movie that barely connects to the others at all.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The soundtrack here is an important counterpoint to the visual impact, transporting the viewer into a subconscious state that connects them with their deepest emotions and life memories.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Seun Sodipo was appointed CFO at Plaid, a fintech startup that connects financial institutions.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Old Dominion, Charley Pride and Liz Rose have earned their stars on the one-mile stretch that connects downtown and Music Row.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Dalke's monitoring path through DC takes her under a skyway that connects two buildings downtown.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connects
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Months ago, a paper proposed a novel coarse-to-fine framework that integrates visual and force feedback for robust and efficient peg-in-hole operations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The film integrates a mélange of television to conjure the era through what the two would have been seeing on the screen – the Vietnam War, The Price Is Right, President Richard Nixon, Coca-Cola ads, Walter Cronkite, and The Waltons.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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The song combines love at first sight, drugs, and death.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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Everyone associates that with us.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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Hunger can be another motivator, especially if your feline associates certain times or behaviors with food.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Their recent paper describes the Movement Reshaping (MR) Exosuit, which, rather than augmenting any part of the human body, couples the motion of one joint to lock or unlock the motion of another joint.—
Payal Dhar,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2021
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In the streaming era, live sports are the one programming format still reeling in the large simultaneous audiences that advertisers and distributors crave, and generating the kind of chatter on social media that unites crowds across disparate screens.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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What unites them, in the way Fabio tells it, is not death but belonging.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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After Martin, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, discussed their childhood friend's experience, Barrymore detailed her own time in rehab.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The graphic above also identifies the end of last season as another period when Liverpool fell below par.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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This also correlates with an increase in the number of Americans who hold a positive view of religion.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Justice represents the Sun in Libra, and the Two of Swords correlates to the Moon in Libra.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
20 Oct. 2025
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The series also links Gein — who confessed to killing two women, robbing countless graves and making items of the body parts of his victims — to both the sensation about true crime stories and to many horror films that featured over-the-top killers.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The pelvic floor also relates to the lower back, the abdominal wall and the diaphragm which links to breathing.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Connects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connects. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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