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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
Her arm was hooked up to an IV with a pulse oximeter clipped to her fingertip.
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Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Jenny has hooked up with Jonah again after a long, unexplained absence, and his presence is the elephant in the room.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The two hooked up for JMU’s first score in the second quarter and combined on a 62-yard TD on the first play from scrimmage of the second half.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In this safe house, Etminan went through dailies on a 2020 MacBook Air hooked up to a widescreen TV.
—Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
All that was needed, when 2Africa arrived on the beach, was for it to be threaded through into the cube, hooked up to the cables, and tested—simple enough to say, but in reality a process that would take weeks.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The network then hooked up (some of) its linear feed and plugged it in to HBO Max for a streaming effort called CNN Max.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Carlsbad tied it at 14 when MacNeal and Darian Webb hooked up on a 50-yard catch and run.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Two or three times a week, the group would incorporate extra conditioning using stationary bikes hooked up to oxygen.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Jenny has hooked up with Jonah again after a long, unexplained absence, and his presence is the elephant in the room.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The two hooked up for JMU’s first score in the second quarter and combined on a 62-yard TD on the first play from scrimmage of the second half.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In this safe house, Etminan went through dailies on a 2020 MacBook Air hooked up to a widescreen TV.
—Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
All that was needed, when 2Africa arrived on the beach, was for it to be threaded through into the cube, hooked up to the cables, and tested—simple enough to say, but in reality a process that would take weeks.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The network then hooked up (some of) its linear feed and plugged it in to HBO Max for a streaming effort called CNN Max.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Carlsbad tied it at 14 when MacNeal and Darian Webb hooked up on a 50-yard catch and run.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
Two or three times a week, the group would incorporate extra conditioning using stationary bikes hooked up to oxygen.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooked up
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In a live video, Khan indicated that there is a rich history with the National Championship, extending back to the days of Georgia Wrestling, which Schiavone was associated with.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The unique nature of the high-profile case, which garnered worldwide attention, also could lend itself to moneymaking opportunities for those associated with it, Hippler said.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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In November 1934, Italy traveled to London to play England, a meeting of the world champion and the team that believed itself the best in the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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From January through September, more than 18,100 migrants have traveled on boats from Panama to Colombia, according to Panama's National Migration Service.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The canal connected increasingly specialized regions in the early US, explains historian Roger Ransom.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Coming off of a Game 4 performance in the NLCS which still has baseball fans marveling, Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani connected on a two-run home run in the next half inning to cut into the Jays’ big lead.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Prospectors may also find gold mixed in with mineral deposits and ores in Irion, Taylor, Uvalde, Howard and Williamson counties.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Some cleaning products can damage the glass of your screens when mixed with alcohol, but disinfecting wipes with 70% alcohol have been deemed safe to use and won’t cause damage.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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The poster Chris Equale and his fiancee, Sarah Rasmussen, from Great Falls, Virginia, told that Fiona and her best friend Kili met while out on their daily walks, and immediately bonded.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Valentina may prefer people but the two dogs bonded well.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, Kim and North joined forces for another mother-daughter costume, this time dressing as characters from the rom-com Clueless.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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More than 600 Middlebury students had also joined an online group to share updates of the extensive effort to find Smith, WPTZ reported.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Both have spent heavily in the transfer market this year — City around £180million in January and a further £220m in the summer, Liverpool just short of £450m this summer — but very few of the incoming players have hit the ground running.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The venue will run limited weekday hours, with longer sessions on weekends.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, evidence of their involvement based on their ownership, partnerships, or the often-secretive nature of their locations made clear that at least part of their purpose is weapons-related.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Many reported encountering error messages suggesting technical or browser-related issues, impacting their ability to watch the high-stakes live performances and real-time eliminations.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Hooked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooked%20up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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