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hooked up (with)

verb

past tense of hook up (with)
as in latched (on or onto)

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  1. took
  2. befriended
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  • Gap took the idea into a more accessible realm during New York Fashion Week, announcing its new Five-Pocket Tote and the rest of Reed Krakoff’s GapBag collection with a large installation of the model at Rockefeller Center.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Luz Zavala is a mother with many questions – and the determination to find answers – after her 21-year-old son Juanito Lopez took his own life last week.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 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
Definition of befriended
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“Hooked up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooked%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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