as in partnerships
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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Recent Examples of hookups
Seal entry points to exclude ants from your kitchen; inspect areas for any gaps around doors, windows, and plumbing or appliance hookups, especially pipes under kitchen sinks.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 June 2026
Skydream uses its Hyper-Dimensional Energy Management System to reduce dependence on campground hookups.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Campsites The park has two primitive (no hookups) campsites—one in each of the two main units.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
As in previous seasons (set in Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand), comedy will be fueled by cultural friction involving demanding American guests and stubborn French hotel staff, but there will also be some sexy hookups between guests and workers, according to sources.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 May 2026
For wireless hookups, the laptops offer Wi-Fi 7 and available 5G WWAN.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
The show’s storylines have largely revolved around drunken fights, messy breakups, hookups and cheating allegations while occasionally weaving in more serious conversations about race, mental health and fractured childhoods.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Absent are the American-style softcore night vision hookups from a surveillance camera in the corner of a bedroom.
—Sarah Wang, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
That their hookups were awkward was tough feedback to get during the breakup.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 June 2026
Skydream uses its Hyper-Dimensional Energy Management System to reduce dependence on campground hookups.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Campsites The park has two primitive (no hookups) campsites—one in each of the two main units.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026
As in previous seasons (set in Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand), comedy will be fueled by cultural friction involving demanding American guests and stubborn French hotel staff, but there will also be some sexy hookups between guests and workers, according to sources.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 May 2026
For wireless hookups, the laptops offer Wi-Fi 7 and available 5G WWAN.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
The show’s storylines have largely revolved around drunken fights, messy breakups, hookups and cheating allegations while occasionally weaving in more serious conversations about race, mental health and fractured childhoods.
—Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Absent are the American-style softcore night vision hookups from a surveillance camera in the corner of a bedroom.
—Sarah Wang, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
That their hookups were awkward was tough feedback to get during the breakup.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hookups
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The company is leaning heavily on partnerships, including with Samsung and luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster, to blend technology with everyday style.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Dec. 2025
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Further cooperation to secure supply chains and pursue economic partnerships in Africa is also part of the new approach.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In the meantime, Texas Tech will do whatever is needed to repair any type of fractured relationships within the Big 12 this has caused.—
Trey Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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In most other competitions, clubs establish individual relationships with manufacturers.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Brennan explained that explorations of society’s associations with mental health, both broadly in the aftermath of World War II and specifically Gein’s own struggles with schizophrenia, were key when penning the script.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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The letter was signed by representatives of four employee groups, including associations representing office, public works, supervisory, professional, managerial and confidential employees.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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There is the obvious factor of on-pitch connections needing time to form after Liverpool spent more on transfer fees this summer than in the previous four windows combined, acquiring two new full-backs, an attacking midfielder and two strikers.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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Her advice for anyone newly diagnosed with MS is to make social connections and keep moving.—
ANDREW ABRAHAMS,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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His foray into country includes a platinum album, hit collaborations, and a world tour featuring prominent country musicians.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The partnership will integrate Rematch into the PSG Academy ecosystem and allow for social media collaborations.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Beverly Kingston does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Beverly Kingston,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
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And Metropolis is one of the few places in Beirut that gathers people despite their political beliefs, their affiliations, their religion, their whatever.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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