as in merging
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the linking of state roads and highways into one interstate highway system
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as in connecting
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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as in associating
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 linking
Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
This is a childhood that had all its ordinariness burned out of it by the linking of even seemingly trivial gestures (an offering of candy, a bath, a swim, the dust in a corner of a room) to an entire array of physical and mental agonies.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
And although later scholars have criticized the linking of neurodivergence to pathology, violence or genius, the trope remains common in popular culture, where it’s often used to signal the exceptional mind of a detective figure.
—Soohyun Cho, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
This type of public linking also has the impact of boosting the websites SEO ranking, as Grok's response are indexed on Google.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
YouTube expanded its deepfake detection technology to politicians and journalists, while Meta is now warning Facebook users about suspicious friend requests and when potential scammers appear to try linking a user’s WhatsApp account to their device.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
On WhatsApp, the company is introducing a warning to protect you against harmful device linking.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
The dramatic road linking Arcos and Ronda cuts through the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, famed throughout Spain for its lush and rugged mountain scenery.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
As a plus, though, linking the cases across 28 years lets Scarpetta simultaneously feel like Season 1 and Season 29 of a television show.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
For their tankers to reach global markets, the region’s energy exporters primarily rely on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Research in recent years has been linking the DASH diet to a lower risk of heart disease and heart failure as one gets older.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 9 Mar. 2026
With no physical evidence linking Puckett to the crime scene, Sept was the only person who identified him as the assailant at trial, according to the suit.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
Separated by time and space, the two statements are alike in their linking of drug trafficking with terrorism, a strategy that seeks to conflate public security measures with the fight against politically motivated violence.
—Evandro Cruz Silva, The Dial, 10 Feb. 2026
This is a childhood that had all its ordinariness burned out of it by the linking of even seemingly trivial gestures (an offering of candy, a bath, a swim, the dust in a corner of a room) to an entire array of physical and mental agonies.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
And although later scholars have criticized the linking of neurodivergence to pathology, violence or genius, the trope remains common in popular culture, where it’s often used to signal the exceptional mind of a detective figure.
—Soohyun Cho, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
This type of public linking also has the impact of boosting the websites SEO ranking, as Grok's response are indexed on Google.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
The warning followed reports that Iranian forces had begun laying mines in the channel linking the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
YouTube expanded its deepfake detection technology to politicians and journalists, while Meta is now warning Facebook users about suspicious friend requests and when potential scammers appear to try linking a user’s WhatsApp account to their device.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
On WhatsApp, the company is introducing a warning to protect you against harmful device linking.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
The dramatic road linking Arcos and Ronda cuts through the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, famed throughout Spain for its lush and rugged mountain scenery.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2026
As a plus, though, linking the cases across 28 years lets Scarpetta simultaneously feel like Season 1 and Season 29 of a television show.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
For their tankers to reach global markets, the region’s energy exporters primarily rely on the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Research in recent years has been linking the DASH diet to a lower risk of heart disease and heart failure as one gets older.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 9 Mar. 2026
With no physical evidence linking Puckett to the crime scene, Sept was the only person who identified him as the assailant at trial, according to the suit.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linking
Noun
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These roads are often heavily congested during rush hours, leading to aggressive merging behaviors due to the limited space available to drivers.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2026
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Executives at Paramount have argued that merging will be good for consumers and the wider industry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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All new data centers connecting to the grid must now provide dispatchable power — electricity that can be turned on or off depending on the national grid’s needs — or have the capacity to store energy.—
April Roach,Gaelle Legrand,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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My bet is that the most valuable players will own IP that travels across formats, connecting with loyal audiences on any screen.—
Max Cutler,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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But for the most part, your brain gets used to it despite associating the aesthetic with chaos and momentum.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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This rhetoric is employed to justify the state taking life, by associating the dead with national villainy.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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General relativity suggests that objects with mass cause the very fabric of spacetime (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) to warp.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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European unification was meant, chiefly, to put all that behind them.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Conceived as Netflix’s global production and innovation studio in India, the Hyderabad facility will specialize in high-end VFX work, virtual production and emerging production technologies, integrating into the streamer’s worldwide production infrastructure.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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The road ahead However, as AI models improve and businesses become more savvy at integrating new tools, Llewellyn is hopeful about their utility.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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By correlating this economic power with global viewership trends, NNAF will validate the thesis that African content is not just culturally significant, but a commercially viable sector ready for institutional scale.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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These digital twins operate as autonomous agents capable of validating issues, correlating signals, applying fixes and escalating to humans only when needed, compressing resolution times while improving service quality.—
Peter High,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Half Acre, whose brewery and tap room is now located in Bowmanville, will produce nearly all of the beer for Maplewood post-merger.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Notably, the figure is even greater than Warner’s nearly $55 billion of debt post-merger with Discovery, a burden that hamstrung the company for years and led to successive rounds of layoffs and relentless cost cutting.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Try coupling the seasonal shades with a glossy nude foundation for a refined effect.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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Each season, a group of singles stay in a villa with the goal of coupling up or risk banishment.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Linking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linking. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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