hangs together

verb

present tense third-person singular of hang together
as in allies

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangs together
  1. allies
  2. affiliates
  3. combines
  4. interfaces
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  • But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of allies
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  • The incident occurred on Saturday evening, May 23, at the Driftwood Grill in Summerton, NBC affiliates WIS and WYFF, Fox affiliate WJW, CBS affiliate WLTX and The Post and Courier reported.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Definition of affiliates
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  • Two fuels, one engine At the heart of the demonstration is Amogy’s AMMDrive platform, which combines the company’s ammonia reformer with 2G Energy’s Agenitor 412 engine-generator.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The result is labs like Sonic Jeel, which focuses on sonic cultures; the Anthro-tech Atelier, which combines anthropology and design; and xLab, which designs typefaces and electronic displays built for Arabic scripts.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of combines
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  • One notable example is MIT’s myoneural actuator, a living implant made from muscle tissue that interfaces naturally with nerves.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • By having a single system that interfaces with all of your current systems and allows for workflow across your entire organization will help to eliminate some of this complexity.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Definition of interfaces
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“Hangs together.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangs%20together. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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