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to come or be together as friends
former classmates who hooked up and started a business together
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Recent Examples of hooked up
Qi'ra Before Han Solo hooked up with Princess Leia, Qi'ra was his childhood sweetheart on Corellia.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
In 1932, the inventor Alois Benjamin Saliger patented the Psycho-phone, a phonograph hooked up to a timer which could play recordings while a person was asleep.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Residents fought for decades to be hooked up to safe public water, instead of backyard wells.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Consumption was even lower in communities not hooked up to water supplies, as little as 26 liters a day, well below the 50 to 100 liters recommended as a minimum by the World Health Organization.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The dead animal was then hooked up to a boat by state lifeguards and towed more than a mile out to sea.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Sprinklers are typically hooked up to your home’s water line.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
According to Porsha, Kelli hooked up with some man who immediately changed his clothes and met with his wife.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
The phones aren’t hooked up for service, but the booths do serve a purpose.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
In 1932, the inventor Alois Benjamin Saliger patented the Psycho-phone, a phonograph hooked up to a timer which could play recordings while a person was asleep.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Residents fought for decades to be hooked up to safe public water, instead of backyard wells.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Consumption was even lower in communities not hooked up to water supplies, as little as 26 liters a day, well below the 50 to 100 liters recommended as a minimum by the World Health Organization.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The dead animal was then hooked up to a boat by state lifeguards and towed more than a mile out to sea.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Sprinklers are typically hooked up to your home’s water line.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Apr. 2026
According to Porsha, Kelli hooked up with some man who immediately changed his clothes and met with his wife.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
The phones aren’t hooked up for service, but the booths do serve a purpose.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooked up
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Winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, if any, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with Prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Drivers may also experience smoother brake operation because the system avoids the harsh pedal pulsing commonly associated with older anti-lock braking systems.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Shortly before the shooting, Vice President JD Vance's motorcade traveled through the area of the incident.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Like Turner, Church also travelled far beyond the shores of his homeland.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Derek Hill hit for Jarred Kelenic and connected on an 0-2 fastball from Adrian Morejon for a game-tying, two-run home run.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Terry Laird, following in the footsteps of his father and uncle, has spent his adult life keeping the people who live on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island connected.—
Dana Munro,
Washington Post,
3 May 2026
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Neighborhood response Feedback from residents, behind the scenes and in public meetings, has been mixed.—
Sofi Zeman
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
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Designed by the label’s then creative director, Olivier Rousteing, the unorthodox gown was sculpted based on a cast of Tyla’s body, then created out of three different colors of sand mixed with micro-crystal studs, providing extra sparkle down to the tip of her mermaid train.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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The mishaps and mini-crises bonded the staff together and sometimes amused the viewing audience as well.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Even those outside that group, like Rulla and Rosie, are bonded to Jo-Ellen through their strife.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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This week, Bonta joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general from mainly Democratic states submitting a comment letter to the Postal Service outlining their opposition.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The 26-year-old San Diego native previously joined SDFC as a Stage 1 selection in the 2024 MLS re-entry draft and was part of the club’s inaugural-season roster last year.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Miller, who has loaned his campaign $4 million so far, ran a 30-second campaign ad on NBC4 between the evening’s mayoral and gubernatorial debates.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Gerard Moorer, 42, of Chicago, who served as Davis’ deputy district director and ran unsuccessfully for the statehouse himself in 2020, was charged in the nine-page indictment with three counts of wire fraud, each of which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The two most common issues that can potentially be helped by a low-protein diet are kidney- and liver-related issues.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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That starts with retooling the permitting process that approves — or, more often, holds up — major power generation, mining and other critical infrastructure and defense-related projects.—
Tom Cotton,
Washington Post,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Hooked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooked%20up. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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