linked 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of linkednext
as in related

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linked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of link
1
as in connected
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole she linked the flowers together to form a long chain

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2
as in associated
to think of (something) in combination since childhood I have always linked trips to the beach with the discomforts of sunburn and sand in my clothes

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Recent Examples of linked
Adjective
Overall, Pro-Tek’s storage and services are very much linked, driving a business mix that is close to 50-50. — Brent Simon, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Verb
In addition, Mud Jeans is working with Route Circulair to set up the first national deposit system for clothing in the Netherlands, linked to a digital product passport. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Of those cases, 89% were attributed to the Russian side, including members of the armed forces, prison service and security agencies, while 11% were linked to Ukraine, including members of the Ukrainian armed forces. — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for linked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linked
  1. related
  2. connected
  3. associated
  4. coupled
  5. identified
  6. integrated
  7. correlated
Adjective
  • The teenagers will face charges including armed carjacking, assault and other related offenses.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • If an executive consistently speaks about supply chain resilience, for example, is that expertise reinforced by the executive biography, corporate website, media commentary and related thought leadership?
    — Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of related
Verb
  • Daniel later pleaded guilty to one conspiracy charge connected to his threats, and in June of this year he was sentenced in state court to three years in prison and five years of probation, just weeks before his 19th birthday.
    — Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Members who had barely spoken to each other or had climbed on different days are now connected via WhatsApp to try to enlist longtime Manhattan Plaza residents in their cause.
    — Sarah Rose Siskind, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • SpaceX says this removes potential failure points associated with a separate hydraulic system and with running out of hydraulic fluid.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Very strong El Niño events has been associated with floods and famine in the past.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of associated
Verb
  • The uptick in ridership was kneecapped by the company’s tension between the need to raise fares and its need to bring in more passengers, wrote Fitch Ratings in its analysis that coupled a credit downgrading earlier this year.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The chips are coupled via a small piezoelectric disc that flexes when the qubit's electric field changes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of coupled
Verb
  • Police also formally identified Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, as among the victims in their new statement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Here are a few of the critical problems the mathematicians identified.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of identified
Verb
  • Systems that previously could not communicate—such as those demonstrated in Grafenwoehr—were integrated into a common operating picture in a matter of days.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Burners and combustion chambers are already commonly manufactured with the technology, meaning the injection system could potentially be integrated directly into those components.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of integrated
Verb
  • Macroeconomic pressures could derail the outlook, though the analyst said that rising interest rates typically aren’t correlated with any reaction by Royal Caribbean’s stock.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Regular-season success isn’t directly correlated with postseason performance.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
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“Linked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linked. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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