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noun

ˈhu̇k-ˌəp How to pronounce hookup (audio)
Definition of hookupnext
as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters) the drama club's hookup with a local acting company provided several aspiring young actors with experience doing summer theater

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hook up

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verb

as in to travel
to come or be together as friends former classmates who hooked up and started a business together

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Recent Examples of hookup
Noun
The conversation also explores how young men and women can navigate the modern dating scene, the controversial tradwife movement, and the real-world consequences of casual hookup culture. — Brad Wilcox, Washington Post, 15 July 2026 Bacteria can enter the water due to rain runoff, failing septic systems, leaking sewer hookups and wildlife waste. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Verb
And the Chapina en Oaxaca, like if Guatemalan platanos en mole hooked up with a tequila Old Fashioned. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Striking a balance between mellowness and fun is an imperative for a cohort that’s drinking less, hooking up less, and staying in more. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hookup
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hookup
  1. partnership
  2. travel
  3. relationship
  4. associate
  5. association
  6. run
  7. collaboration
  8. connect
Noun
  • The initiative began in 2016 as a way to honor and build awareness for African, African American and Caribbean cuisine with partnerships, culinary events and marketing campaigns intended to highlight small, local food and beverage businesses.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Italy has also pointed to Ceuta to push forward a controversial plan, forged in Italy's partnership with Albania, to move migrant screenings outside of the EU.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of partnership
Verb
  • The timing of the meeting comes as Myanmar’s junta chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to travel to Thailand on August 6 and will meet with Thailand’s Prime ​Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The tens of thousands of people traveling at once and the road closures near the stadium and Atlanta park made driving very unattractive.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of travel
Noun
  • Along the way, cast members sit for personal fate readings and open up about relationships and losses in their own lives, then move into direct contact with shamanic ritual, a practice the format positions as central to Korean spiritual life.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Patrick Steinfeld, an attorney for the family, declined to answer questions about what Hernandez’s parents knew about their daughter’s relationship to the singer.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of relationship
Verb
  • DutchBoy detects unusual sensor spikes associated with those events and alerts engineers before defects occur.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • Unlike burnout, which is typically associated with chronic stress and heavy workloads, career rust-out is linked to a lack of purpose, challenge or stimulation at work.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of associate
Noun
  • As with its predecessor, the new act is designed to expand access to federal financing tools to help condominium owners and associations afford essential structural repairs and special assessments.
    — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Ahead of this year’s World Cup, ADI PredictStreet signed a multi‑year agreement with the association to become the tournament’s first official prediction market partner.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of association
Verb
  • As token prices decline, demand for these supporting systems may grow because companies will run more models across more tasks.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators spotted the suspect on surveillance camera footage running east on Mission Street before turning onto Minna Street.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of run
Noun
  • Baird said that major infrastructure projects generally involve significant collaboration with state-level entities.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Adidas has been experimenting with different fabrics and prints and keeping a close eye on its ongoing collaboration with British online retailer Asos.
    — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Definition of collaboration
Verb
  • Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services found 12 categories of abuse and neglect of the Gray children connected to Marcee, including inadequate food, shelter and medical care, director Candice Broce said in court.
    — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Voters now connect it to jobs, schools, fraud, electricity bills, privacy, children and democracy.
    — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of connect

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