hanging together

verb

present participle of hang together
as in combining

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  1. combining
  2. interfacing
  3. allying
  4. collaborating
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  • Combining two reactor designs The research will focus on combining tokamaks and stellarators, two different types of machines designed to harness nuclear fusion for clean energy.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The rooms The hotel’s 101 rooms and 15 suites follow the same philosophy of balancing past and present and celebrate Milan’s art, culture, and design, by combining timeless aesthetics with contemporary nods.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of combining
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  • Michael is also in charge of interfacing with frontier AI labs and figuring out long-term coordination on AI across the government.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Jobs are now listed for Iowa, though the job responsibilities for a government relations manager still include interfacing with Kentucky's economic development team.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of interfacing
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  • The first three wives are dressed in the same colors at first, while Bolanle and Baba Degi appear more in tandem, evidence of who is allying themselves with whom.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In 1940, Germany, Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, formally allying the World War II Axis powers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of allying
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  • Meta and Apple, meanwhile, are collaborating on a new Muse AI model that will run locally on Mac computers and will allow customers to use Muse Spark for coding, video analysis, and other agentic tasks.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His comments came as the MIA Market in Rome kicked off with a panel on European producers collaborating in an EU-wide audiovisual policy amid a global business upended by consolidation and acquisitions of European companies by American rivals.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborating
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