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
Noun
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What is the current state of your closest partnerships?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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By bringing together evidence from many forms of interspecies cooperation, the study provides a framework for understanding how communication helps make these unlikely partnerships possible.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Uber argued that the attorneys were trying to line their pockets by forcing car-accident victims into predatory relationships with medical providers, while the attorneys accused the rideshare giant of trying to escape accountability by rewriting civil liability laws.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
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And many of the gay bar owners have good relationships with each other.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Noun
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In Africa, the associations are reliant on the government and treasury.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Politicians and nursing associations have warned that federal borrowing loan caps will force students into private loans, which typically have higher interest rates, leaving students with more debt over time.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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The disabling of Starlink satellite connections among Russian forces has also helped the Ukrainian campaign.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Old wounds around social belonging may surface, pointing you toward more authentic connections.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Miniso aims to bring the element of surprise to each visit, according to its website, combining new arrivals with seasonal good and exclusive collaborations.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2026
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Officials said the agreement aligns with growing national efforts to strengthen workforce readiness through such education and industry collaborations.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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Priya Bhardwaj 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.—
Priya Bhardwaj,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
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The law made Indiana the 10th state to allow partisan affiliations in school board races.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
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