linkage

noun

ˈliŋ-kij How to pronounce linkage (audio)
Definition of linkagenext
as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common the accountants noticed a linkage between the two supposedly independent companies

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Recent Examples of linkage Every bracket, pivot point, and linkage was created from the ground up by Fever. — New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026 The two sides are trying to balance commercial linkages, experts said. — Evelyn Cheng,priyanka Salve, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The hydrogen peroxide treatment then attacks the remaining dye-cotton linkages and removes residual color. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 Recoiling from the mass slaughter of animals, the authors question the linkage of reason and the soul. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for linkage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
  1. relationship
  2. kinship
  3. connection
  4. association
  5. correlation
Noun
  • Our family has forged stronger relationships because of life’s uncertainty, not in spite of it.
    — Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But domestic relationships are much more complicated than that.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of relationship
Noun
  • Others worry about the toll on Yemenis, our poorer neighbors, who make up the kingdom’s largest foreign community and share ties of kinship and history with Saudis.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Reczek and Bosley-Smith read the return partly as evidence of compulsory kinship’s durability, and the evidence supports them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of kinship
Noun
  • Musicians often see an instrument as a physical extension of themselves and that sort of connection doesn’t always lend itself to the online shopping experience.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Moon entering your 11th House keeps social connection available without requiring full disclosure.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of connection
Noun
  • The clash added another layer to a campaign in which el Sayed’s positions on foreign policy and his associations with prominent progressive figures have become points of contention.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The hospitality and hotel sector is one of Europe’s largest employers, with more than 10 million people working across 2 million businesses, according to data from Hotrec, the association of hotels, restaurants, bars, and cafés in Europe.
    — Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of association
Noun
  • Observational data can show correlation — that people taking GLP-1s were perhaps more likely to have this eye complication occur — but not causation.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Although insider trading generally can have a correlation with future returns in the market broadly, Seyhun says banks are among the weakest areas for that kind of prediction.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of correlation

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