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
Panelists seemed hopeful the linkage between housing and vibrant rural America is at long last being understood.
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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
Despite that linkage, the design took decades to come to fruition as BMW worked through variations of its X portfolio body and grille designs.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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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
Despite that linkage, the design took decades to come to fruition as BMW worked through variations of its X portfolio body and grille designs.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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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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One 2021 review published in The American Journal of Medicine looked into the relationship between mushroom consumption and cardiovascular health.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
8 Mar. 2026
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Some recruited others through kinship networks.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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That feeling of marking an end of an era resonated with the actors individually, too; Sophie Skelton acknowledged her deep kinship with her character, Brianna Randall Fraser.—
Carly Witteman,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The ruling Democratic Progressive Party, which has won three consecutive elections to stay in power since 2016, is at the forefront of efforts to accelerate the severance of its nation’s Chinese connection.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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This connection could be personal or professional.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For all its public association with queerness, ballet remains largely committed to a frail, wispy femininity and a princely but muscular and explosive masculinity—with the stringent, often punishing body-shape standards to match.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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The homeowners association fee just went up to $686 a month, straining her budget, and the value of her unit has plummeted.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Studies have shown that shoe sizes have no correlation to penile length.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Our research shows a strong correlation between the creation of data center hubs and strong local economies.—
Mehdi Paryavi,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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