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
Council members have stressed the need for better data integrity and transparency, particularly around use-of-force incident reporting and the linkage between complaints and disciplinary outcomes.
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Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Panelists seemed hopeful the linkage between housing and vibrant rural America is at long last being understood.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Police haven’t been able to find any linkage between Mendoza and Hedayet and his brother, who was struck in the arm and survived.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s defined as all cases linked to a common source through an epidemic linkage.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
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Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
Panelists seemed hopeful the linkage between housing and vibrant rural America is at long last being understood.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Police haven’t been able to find any linkage between Mendoza and Hedayet and his brother, who was struck in the arm and survived.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
It’s defined as all cases linked to a common source through an epidemic linkage.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
Noun
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Expanding your perception can benefit your relationships today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Hema listened to jazz music and attended dance concerts, forging intentional connections with Chicago’s modern dance scene — including a decades-long kinship with the Dance Center’s founder, Shirley Mordine.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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So that was kind of cool to have, in a way, that Michigan kinship.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The work, moving in dizzying fits and starts across the surface of time, reveals connections between historical memory and now, and between political order and cultural superstructure.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Atmos Energy has not confirmed any connection between Thursday's apparent explosion and the earlier gas leaks.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In September, the judges found that Sarkozy and his associates had formed a criminal association between 2005 and 2007 to secure money from Libya to support his successful presidential bid.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The amount aligns with a $12 million tree-pull program pitched to the federal department by the California Canning Peach Association, which included a $3 million match funded by the association and industry.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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In general, researchers noticed a negative correlation between social media use and happiness, especially among young people.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The report said the negative correlation between well-being and extensive social media use is particularly concerning among teenage girls.—
Kostya Manenkov,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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