connects

present tense third-person singular of connect
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Recent Examples of connects While most of the system’s weight rests on its clear base, it is held upright by an adjustable stand that connects near the top of the system’s back panel and extends outward to form an A-frame ladder. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026 For Obrochta, the best part of performing, regardless of the audience, is what happens when something in one of his presentations connects with someone’s own life. — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 Open architecture connects sensors and effectors SeraphimOS uses an open architecture that supports integration with sensors, effectors, platforms and third-party systems. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Weavabel’s system connects every stage of a poly bag’s journey. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 An office manager connects an AI assistant that claims to cut no-shows by a third. — Alan Rencher, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Could such a system work as well in the United States, with more than 330 million people, much less across a financial system that connects billions of people around the world? — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 The season appears to be building toward a supernatural conflict that connects the worlds — and timelines — of several previous American Horror Story installments. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 For LeMaster, even the Transformers role connects back to his faith. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for connects
Verb
  • The demonstration was supported by PartyOS, RoboParty’s open research and development platform for humanoid robotics, which integrates the company’s UFO framework.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The current product line integrates the VPN into the main Avira suite.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Her special talent was to make historic gardening techniques and designs accessible for the average gardener, championing the potager—which combines flowers with useful, edible plants—and creating gardens for Elton John and the then Prince of Wales.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The technology combines structured information from the patient’s intake with analysis of facial images.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Shiji associates Sun Tzu with Wu’s campaigns against its powerful rival Chu, including the campaign that culminated in the capture of the Chu capital, Ying, in 506 bce.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman.
    — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Eliminating the burn zone WJGL technology is a precision manufacturing method that couples a high-power laser inside a microscopic, 50-micrometer stream of high-pressure water surrounded by protective shielding gas.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • By deploying an aggressive, multifront strategy that couples strong law enforcement interdiction with a revolutionary model of public healthcare, Florida is proving to the nation that the war on fentanyl can be won.
    — John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • What unites the two candidates is the assumption that Brazil still has the freedom to choose its foreign policy strategy.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The collaboration unites Adelaide University’s expertise in superconducting quantum materials and sensor development with SwRI’s strengths in advanced RF engineering, signals processing and operational applications, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On iPhone, Apple says the Passwords app automatically identifies common weaknesses, including passwords that are easy to guess or used multiple times.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Economic theory identifies clear reasons to expect pressure toward centralization.
    — Joao Gomes, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Antinous attempts to shrug off the token’s return, but seemingly recognizes it, and realizes in full that Odysseus has returned for revenge when the man strings his bow.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The evidence is compelling that leadership effectiveness correlates with business performance.
    — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This correlates with a spike in measles cases recorded in August, according to health department data.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Connects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/connects. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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