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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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
The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
Customers with natural gas hookups will also see $54.21 knocked off their statements during the April billing cycle.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 28 May 2025
The bot is then hooked up to a device known as a pneumatic ring oscillator, which delivers a pulsating 2.25-bar (32.6-psi) air current into channels within the robot's body.
—Ben Coxworth
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2025
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Noun
In between her shots at clowning stardom, Cherry makes impressive chains of bad decisions—most of them being illicit hookups with older women.
—The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
Customers with natural gas hookups will also see $54.21 knocked off their statements during the April billing cycle.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
Who wouldn’t want to see Miranda get obsessed with a trashy dating show called Bi Bingo or hook up with guest star Rosie O’Donnell, whose character’s backstory is sure to make jaws everywhere drop?
—Judy Berman, Time, 28 May 2025
The bot is then hooked up to a device known as a pneumatic ring oscillator, which delivers a pulsating 2.25-bar (32.6-psi) air current into channels within the robot's body.
—Ben Coxworth
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hookup
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This partnership opens the door to over 900 destinations across 700 territories, allowing travelers to book more flexible itineraries and earn or redeem frequent flyer miles across partner airlines—a valuable asset for executives who fly frequently.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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In January 2024, Drax formalized its partnership with GSNR with a memorandum of understanding.—
Tom Brown,
Wired News,
14 June 2025
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Before their egos ruined it, Buffalo Bill and Doc Carver hosted a traveling Wild West Show, starting in 1883.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2025
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And while the first U.K. show debuted over a week ago on June 5, fans continue to travel from across the globe, keeping the excitement alive for each show.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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Legacy brands with deep customer relationships face a unique challenge.—
Zornitza Stefanova,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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And Trump’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, once central to his regional strategy, has frayed.—
Jane Harman,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Notably, the bitter sensitive alleles were also nominally associated with chronic kidney diseases and a range of markers of kidney health, including urinary proline betaine levels, glomerular filtration rate, serum non-albumin protein, and glucose levels 2 h after an oral glucose challenge.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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Blossom-end rot can be closely associated with soil moisture that is too wet or too dry.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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So, in February 1900, when MTV’s football players moved to start playing competitive games and indicated their desire to join the local football association, their fellow members were aghast.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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With Venus entering Taurus and your 11th house of associations on June 6, romantic opportunities arrive through social media, community affairs and group settings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The state’s current governor, Democrat Phil Murphy, can't run again after serving two terms.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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In 1933, Berg ran what amounted to a Very Special Episode: a full Seder, sung by a real cantor, which Pepsodent, her sponsor, agreed to air without ads.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Verb
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What about you? Brody: Kristen Bell and I are connected in a few ways.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The protocol for selection has varied, sometimes rotating across multiple brothers of the same generation or jumping across family trees to cousins, but always theoretically connecting back to the same common ancestor: Jimmu.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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To achieve that goal, the company has begun building a constellation of satellites linked to a global network of antennas, fiber and internet connection points on the ground.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Though the heady Mahomes-Kelce connection will remain lethal in the red zone, Reid will need to find other playmakers to lighten the seven-time All-Pro’s in-season load.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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“Hookup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hookup. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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