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
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
Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Here in 2026, the first segment linking Bakersfield and Merced is still years away.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Patrick Holland, the Banijay UK chief and former BBC2 boss, has been the focus of some recent speculation linking him with a return to the corporation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
In a December 5 post on X, CDC Acting Director Jim O’Neill said there was no epidemiological evidence linking the Texas outbreak and the ongoing cases in South Carolina.
—Reuters 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Their collaboration also situates White’s legacy in the present, linking his early battles for visibility to today’s pop-culture boom.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
The committee did its assessment two years ago, but evidence linking ultraprocessed foods to chronic diseases is getting stronger.
—Cristina Palacios, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Musk has talked about the potential benefits of formally linking xAI and Tesla, but the automaker is not currently an xAI investor.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Some research groups have tried linking several short crystals in sequence so each crystal handles part of the amplification.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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
According to charging documents, police were able to identify McKee by linking him to a car that arrived in the Tepes' neighborhood shortly before the murders and left just after the homicide.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Here in 2026, the first segment linking Bakersfield and Merced is still years away.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Patrick Holland, the Banijay UK chief and former BBC2 boss, has been the focus of some recent speculation linking him with a return to the corporation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
In a December 5 post on X, CDC Acting Director Jim O’Neill said there was no epidemiological evidence linking the Texas outbreak and the ongoing cases in South Carolina.
—Reuters 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Their collaboration also situates White’s legacy in the present, linking his early battles for visibility to today’s pop-culture boom.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
The committee did its assessment two years ago, but evidence linking ultraprocessed foods to chronic diseases is getting stronger.
—Cristina Palacios, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Musk has talked about the potential benefits of formally linking xAI and Tesla, but the automaker is not currently an xAI investor.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Some research groups have tried linking several short crystals in sequence so each crystal handles part of the amplification.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linking
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SwifDoo also supports merging or splitting files, batch processing multiple documents, and converting PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, as the district considers closing and merging schools, Cassellius said the money could support new or improved recreational facilities at schools receiving displaced students.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The neighborhood/area The hotel has a plum position on the Eendrachtsplein, a buzzy town square in the heart of the city with trams, buses, and a metro line connecting it to all corners of town.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The film stars Sally Field as a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus, while also connecting with a young man (Lewis Pullman) in need of direction.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, the dolphins may also be associating with non-dolphin-eating orcas to learn to distinguish their sounds from those of the threatening mammal-eating killer whales.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Dec. 2025
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Hellfire Club Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) is the only one still associating himself with the Hellfire Club at Hawkins High School, because the rest of the student body still thinks Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) is responsible for killing Vecna’s victims last season.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
26 Nov. 2025
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The crossroads of the Mediterranean, it was founded by the Phoenicians and ruled by the Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, French, and Spanish before becoming part of Italy during the country’s unification in 1861.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Dec. 2025
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The party’s rise has come predominantly in the former communist East Germany, which has never fully caught up economically with the western part of the country since unification.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The company is also debuting A&K × Crystal Cultural Voyages, integrating Abercrombie & Kent tours with Crystal Cruises’ luxury ships, beginning with a Mediterranean sailing in August 2026.—
Josh Roberts,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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Alongside the 5 digital upgrades discussed above, modern plant and factory operators should consider the enhancement and optimization of wider smart technologies to help improve core operations, particularly with regard to integrating existing physical hardware into new software.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Suicides, for insance, are statistically rare, so correlating them with other trends is notoriously difficult.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
18 Dec. 2025
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Since the drugs have come on the market, declines in obesity rates have been higher among those between ages 40 and 64, correlating with a higher reliance on GLP-1 medications for that age group.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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For instance, red geysers that showed signs of galaxy interactions or past minor mergers contained much more inflowing gas.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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According to The Detroit News, Comerica Park, home of the MLB’s Detroit Tigers, will be renamed as soon as 2027 as a result of the merger.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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By coupling the Cannes premiere with structured industry access, organizers hope to create visibility for participants while connecting Indonesian production capacity with international distribution channels.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Breaking the cycle curse The team created the HAT-TP polymer by coupling hexaazatrinaphtylene (HAT-CN) and hexaaminotriptycene (THA-NH₂) into a 3D framework.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Linking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linking. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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