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interconnected

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verb

past tense of interconnect

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Recent Examples of interconnected
Adjective
While none of this amounts to conscious communication, the hidden network allows plants to share resources and information, helping forests survive as interconnected communities. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026 The deeply interconnected nature of the world economy means this could drive up prices elsewhere, pushing impoverished nations into food insecurity. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
Our distribution chain was interconnected with all the steamboats that carried goods throughout the Chesapeake region and Baltimore’s splendid railroad network. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026 The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s framework on measuring well-being emphasizes that economic performance, health, social connections and family support are interconnected rather than separate policy domains. Sothy Eng, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interconnected
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interconnected
Adjective
  • The result of Murakami’s thinking about the cyclical, interrelated influence of art upon itself in different historical eras, spanning east to west and back again, can be seen on the white walls at Perrotin.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • There are varied, complex and often interrelated reasons why so many Venezuelans have made Westonzuela their home.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Intermediaries directly connected to, and in at least one case compensated by, Musk have circulated dozens of pages of detailed opposition research about Altman.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Snow crews with Keystone worked to keep terrain connected through the end of the season, despite limited snow.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • There is no doubt that the fate of Hezbollah depends largely on the longer-term settlement of the Iran war and its effect on the associated operation in Lebanon’s south.
    Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
  • As of the early 21st century, most of the world’s energy is derived from fossil fuels, despite the associated negative externalities, such as air pollution and the emission of greenhouse gases, which have been linked to climate change.
    Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For companies looking for even deeper insights, the hub can be integrated into TrusTrace’s full enterprise platform for comprehensive upstream supplier engagement and supply chain traceability.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The park is one of Baltimore’s oldest public spaces, home to a historic nine-hole golf course that has long served as an accessible recreational hub, particularly for Black golfers as one of the first courses to be racially integrated in 1951.
    Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Then more joined, and soon full teams of girls were going up against the boys.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
  • At times, groups of works are organized around joined tables, on top of which are placed perishables preserved in lead, resin, or plaster.
    Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The show starts with 16 single contestants, where four are coupled up, and the rest are single.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Following the couple's split, Hawn coupled up with Kurt Russell in 1983.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Now, though, with the widespread circulation of magic manuals, grimoires, and related compendia—with the recording, on paper, of words, spells, histories, stories—witchcraft has taken an irreversible step into the exoteric realm.
    Kristen Roupenian, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Submissions of related photos also are welcome.
    Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Interconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interconnected. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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