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fraternizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of fraternize

as in travels

to come or be together as friends don't fraternize just with people of the same race, religion, or social background

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to take part in social activities a group of kids fraternizing together after school every day

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Theory suggests the effect could be stronger in materials where light travels mor slowly.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Powerful models can reduce the food to a liquid, which travels out of the drain easily.

— Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026

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Held at Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Shaky Knees mixes major alternative acts with indie-rock veterans and emerging artists.

— Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
The visit mixes golf with diplomacy, including talks with Prime Minister Micheál Martin and President Catherine Connolly amid deep trade ties, Middle East policy differences, protests and an extensive rural security operation.

— Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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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

Definition of associates

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After the presentations, the audience mingles with anyone who caught their attention.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Julianne Hough mingles with the crowd, as does Arian Moayed; Anna Wintour daughter Bee Carrozzini, who hosts her own cake-happy theater party every year, holds court with Fiona Rudin.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2026

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The per-student cost to the state is slightly higher than the amount each student actually receives, due to transaction fees that go to ClassWallet, the vendor that runs the school choice program's online platform.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
That’s why last winter represented such a golden opportunity for Allen or Jackson, in particular, to at last lead his team on one of those legacy-defining Super Bowl runs.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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The mop-haired actor plays Joey, a spunky boy onboard who bonds with Maddie over having absent parents in the military.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Nigel Starck, too, argues that obituaries provide a glue that bonds society not in grief but in an aspirational reevaluation of our own lives.

— Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of bonds

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There are a couple of moments in the film where Zumthor connects his work with his personal experience of wanting to create homes, a secure space to compensate for not feeling safe as a child.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
The platform connects homebuyers with lenders offering various loans, including conventional, FHA and VA loans.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of connects

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Tony contains details directly pulled from Kitchen Confidential, including a memorable moment in which one of the cooks (Leo Woodall) hooks up with a bride who visits the restaurant immediately following her own wedding.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
And Cody still comes out before the season starts and takes BP, hooks up the kids with some Nike stuff.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026

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