HOOKED UP (WITH) Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

hooked up (with)

verb

past tense of hook up (with)

as in latched (on or onto)

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Nearly 1,000 runners took this option, and the race charted 652 incidents of injury or illness.

— Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
The plane descended sharply, losing half its altitude in less than two minutes, before other crew members took control of the Boeing 737 Max and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

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On the line is Jay McGreevy, who owned a company that sold kitchen appliances and befriended Ditka and many star Chicago athletes through endorsements and rounds of golf at an exclusive country club.

— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
In August 2021, Brown allegedly befriended a woman and her family and then disappeared with their 4-day-old baby in Fairfield, Alabama, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

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