as in travels
to come or be together as friends
former classmates who hooked up and started a business together
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Recent Examples of hooks up
Kimbo also hooks up a standard electrical system with 2-kWh, 12-V lithium battery, 240-W Renogy solar panel setup, integrated wiring and shore power hookup.
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New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
Nike consistently hooks up the University of Oregon‘s athletic programs with exclusive sneakers because of their longstanding relationship, and the newest spoils to emerge come via Nike’s most futuristic new basketball sneaker.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Mar. 2026
And yet Guy still takes Kevis home to his apartment and hooks up with her!
—Lily Osler, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, his sister Audrey (anatasia Phillips) secretly hooks up with his best friend Backwoods (Daniel Petronijevic), while beloved site manager Chelsea (Jennifer Spence) faces an uncomfortable truth when Jenn Conch (Jennifer Irwin) returns to Imperial Valley and wants to fit in.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Jeremiah continues to struggle with his breakup from Belly and hooks up with Steven and Taylor's friends.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Valpy hooks up with the local troop of sea scouts, despite Fonseca being entirely landlocked.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026
Nike consistently hooks up the University of Oregon‘s athletic programs with exclusive sneakers because of their longstanding relationship, and the newest spoils to emerge come via Nike’s most futuristic new basketball sneaker.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Mar. 2026
And yet Guy still takes Kevis home to his apartment and hooks up with her!
—Lily Osler, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, his sister Audrey (anatasia Phillips) secretly hooks up with his best friend Backwoods (Daniel Petronijevic), while beloved site manager Chelsea (Jennifer Spence) faces an uncomfortable truth when Jenn Conch (Jennifer Irwin) returns to Imperial Valley and wants to fit in.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Jeremiah continues to struggle with his breakup from Belly and hooks up with Steven and Taylor's friends.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Valpy hooks up with the local troop of sea scouts, despite Fonseca being entirely landlocked.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooks up
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The menu was inspired by the brothers’ travels and represents the breadth of Italian regional cuisine, including some of their favorite dishes.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Bridges, meanwhile, is back where his value travels best, on a Finals team, available every night and asked to enhance rather than carry.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
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The third vessel, for example, contains circular discs symbolizing water, which Chan associates with rebirth.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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In practical terms, that means Forest now associates humans with food and safety, the opposite of what a wild deer needs to survive.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Pennsylvania native made her TV acting debut on the HBO hit as Faye, the adrift addict who bonds with Fezco (the late Angus Cloud) and later Rue (Zendaya), after previously establishing herself in adult films, with creator Sam Levinson casting her directly.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Potter starred in the film as Carin Fisher, a fellow student whom Patch bonds with.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Economic pressure to move from human-in-the-loop assistants to fully autonomous mini-agents is enormous because the unit economics only work if the agent runs end-to-end without supervision.—
Shreyans Mehta,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Faster than van Hövell expected, KLABU now runs 10 clubhouses across Kenya, Bangladesh, Jordan, Brazil, and Mauritania.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, as it is called in much of the English-speaking world – has become a truly global phenomenon that connects fans on all continents.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The platform connects hirers with more than 21 million job seekers each month and 80% of companies that post on ZipRecruiter report receiving a quality candidate within one day.—
Audrey Payne,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Marketers developed new products and marketing mixes to satisfy the needs of specific market segments.—
Ezgi Eyüboğlu,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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Are seed mixes a good option for feeding a wider variety of birds?—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2026
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There will be a hefty expansion fee the other owners charge a team that newly joins MLB.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The following week, two Chicago institutions unite when the Apostolic Church of God Sanctuary Choir joins the CSO onstage, along with artist-in-residence-to-be Jean-Yves Thibaudet and conductor James Gaffigan.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Sridharan, for example, usually collaborates with AI to work through issues, but her experience using it in technical tests usually entails using it as a replacement for hands-on coding.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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For this experience, the winery’s culinary team collaborates closely with winemakers, creating dishes inspired directly by individual wines.—
Yuri Shima,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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