connects

Definition of connectsnext
present tense third-person singular of connect
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Recent Examples of connects The main level of the home includes a lakeside primary suite, open gathering spaces and a chef’s kitchen that connects to outdoor living areas, its listing shows. Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2026 The open floor plan connects the living, dining, and kitchen areas, with large windows that provide abundant natural light and access to the backyard for indoor-outdoor living. Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 9 May 2026 Disney fans already use a single email address that connects all their accounts for the Disneyland app, Magic Key annual passes, Disney Cruise Line, Disney+ streaming service, D23 fan club and even the private Club 33, according to Laughing Place’s Tony Betti. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 May 2026 Switching to a prepaid plan or an MVNO that uses the same towers your phone already connects to can deliver immediate savings that keep adding up year after year. Jon Stojan, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Kansas City leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for the bridge that connects the River Market over train tracks to the Berkley Riverfront Park area. Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026 Linking all this together is the Tradepoint Rail train, which in turn connects to the CSX. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2026 Artist Karl Haendel, who worked on the installations, said the art connects local residents with artifacts from nearby museums. City News Service, Daily News, 8 May 2026 LaRavia connects on a fast-break jam. Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connects
Verb
  • These capabilities will form an interoperable infrastructure that integrates with existing buy-side tools while establishing a consistent framework for attribution, optimization, and performance measurement across premium video.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • The system integrates the full robotics pipeline, including scalable data collection, advanced architecture design, training methods, and optimized deployment strategies.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Now 76, her approach to travel combines practicality with personal comfort.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Inside, the formula combines four forms of vitamin C—ascorbyl glucoside, ascorbic acid, 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, and sodium ascorbyl phosphate—for a more layered, stable approach to brightening and antioxidant protection.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • In practical terms, that means Forest now associates humans with food and safety, the opposite of what a wild deer needs to survive.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Greene’s heart-to-heart media tour has been jarring liberals and anyone else who associates her with conspiratorial beliefs and outrageous comments.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • McKenzie was even more ahead of the pack in the Traditional style, which couples each lifter’s best bench press with their clean-and-jerk mark.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • As Leon, however, it's recommended to play in the third person, which couples nicely with the action-thriller vibe of that storyline.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • So when a new concept unites two reasonably distinct cuisines, and manages to be both intriguing and successful, the work is worth some attention.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • What unites these incidents is not simply proximity in time.
    Earl Smith, Time, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • The remains of the fourth man were found farther south, and Denton says that a forthcoming study in the journal Polar Record identifies him as Harry Peglar, who sailed on the HMS Terror.
    Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
  • One key step involved refining how the system identifies which parts of a molecule need detailed quantum treatment, reducing the overall computational cost.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Brown and her creative team have gotten caught up in adornment without capturing a deeper undertow that strings it all together.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The swoony strings coat the song with a lush, old-fashioned feel.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The price of ethanol roughly correlates to the price of oil.
    Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Health Highroad also notes that higher vagal tone correlates with lower resting anxiety, better emotional regulation and faster heart rate recovery after stress exposure.
    Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026

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“Connects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connects. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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