interlinked

verb

past tense of interlink
as in connected
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole she was idly interlinking paper clips into a chain as she listened

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Recent Examples of interlinked And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked. — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026 The European Union’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas has argued that the wars in Iran and Ukraine are interlinked. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026 While professional tennis players often separate their discussions of ball speed and court speed, the two are necessarily interlinked. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 In this approach, individual mirrors are interlinked in an array, with each node channeling its light to a central facility that carefully corrects and combines these inputs, effectively forming a much more powerful telescope. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026 As fashion and lifestyle become increasingly interlinked, #preppyshopping on TikTok covers everything from cult skincare and aesthetic barista blends, to luxury beauty and cotton-rich tees. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 The security of Jewish self-determination is interlinked and intertwined with achieving Palestinian self-determination. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 Diminishing water reserves and recurring pollution episodes are already constraining agricultural output, raising broader concerns about food security in a region where supply chains are tightly interlinked and highly exposed to climate volatility. — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlinked
  1. connected
  2. integrated
  3. interconnected
  4. coupled
  5. linked
Verb
  • A-list musicians, celebrities, sports players, and Hollywood stars made up the 1,000-person guest list, proving just how connected the superstar and NFL player are in their respective circles.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
  • Hunt withdrew a previous endorsement of Platner after the Times story last month and was connected with Racicot soon afterward to offer her support.
    — Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Its compact design allows it to be integrated into a wide range of robotic platforms with minimal space requirements.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • Other technologies now used as part of IVF suggest that AI could soon become more integrated, despite its potentially small effect on the success of pregnancy and birth.
    — Edna Bonhomme, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of integrated
Verb
  • The work is interconnected, operational and tied to real business consequences.
    — John Akkara, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • One reason menopause symptoms can feel so destabilizing is because the brain systems influenced by estrogen are interconnected.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 June 2026
Definition of interconnected
Verb
  • For the project, scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, directly coupled concentrating photovoltaic cells with proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer cells.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
  • The stock market has become more strongly coupled to the Fed.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of coupled
Verb
  • This is because their orange coloration is linked to the X-chromosome.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Andretti Global is in positive talks to retain Marcus Ericsson, while Dennis Hauger, previously linked to Andretti, is now exploring other options, intensifying the 2027 grid's dynamic changes.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
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“Interlinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlinked. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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