hooking up (with)

present participle of hook up (with)

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  • And the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine recently sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT coached the California boy in planning and taking his own life earlier this year.
    Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But if anyone is taking bets on who will shape the future of fashion publishing, Enninful is surely in the running.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Hooking up (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooking%20up%20%28with%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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