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
PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Route 66 travels 2,448 miles across eight states linking Chicago to Los Angeles.
—Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Bleacher Report's Brad Gagnon has identified a potential solution for the Bears, linking them to a trade for New York Giants tackle Evan Neal.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors introduced pawn-shop receipts and fingerprint evidence linking her to Mallory’s property, according to court documents.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit made specific reference to the Netflix adaptation, linking to an August 2024 Deadline article about the series.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
An allegation of foreign money, but nothing linking him to it directly?
—Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The two Kansas City-area projects selected for funding are a new interchange linking Lenexa and Olathe at K-10 and Lone Elm Road, and a replacement to the aging Centennial Bridge in Leavenworth.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Norman, then based in Dallas, was not criminally connected to Corll, though a line in a subsequent congressional investigation into the trafficking ring suggested that Dallas police had evidence linking Corll’s victims to Norman’s organization.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
Kennedy also has a history of comments linking autism and vaccines, despite strong evidence that the two are not connected.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Route 66 travels 2,448 miles across eight states linking Chicago to Los Angeles.
—Kit Bernardi, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Bleacher Report's Brad Gagnon has identified a potential solution for the Bears, linking them to a trade for New York Giants tackle Evan Neal.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors introduced pawn-shop receipts and fingerprint evidence linking her to Mallory’s property, according to court documents.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit made specific reference to the Netflix adaptation, linking to an August 2024 Deadline article about the series.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
An allegation of foreign money, but nothing linking him to it directly?
—Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
The two Kansas City-area projects selected for funding are a new interchange linking Lenexa and Olathe at K-10 and Lone Elm Road, and a replacement to the aging Centennial Bridge in Leavenworth.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Norman, then based in Dallas, was not criminally connected to Corll, though a line in a subsequent congressional investigation into the trafficking ring suggested that Dallas police had evidence linking Corll’s victims to Norman’s organization.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linking
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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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Yellowstone even predated the 2019 re-merging of CBS and Viacom, which formed the company that in 2022 was rebranded as Paramount Global.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the below interview, Lockhart dives further into differentiating the stories, connecting the dots with very specific references to both books set on Beechwood Island, and where the hope lies in her newest novel, now out in bookstores.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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People are connecting through social media posts or grassroots efforts within communities to provide food assistance, and a brother-sister pair also launched a website that can link up people nationally.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Younger Democrats are increasingly associating her with the past and see her as part of the problem that let Donald Trump back into the White House rather than a credible candidate for 2028.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The overall structure of a chromosome can be divided first into large territories, then into more specialized compartments, and then into topologically associating domains, known as TADs.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Tommaso di Lampedusa’s novel, which looks at the unification of Italy from the perspective of a 20th-century writer, had a modernity that interested me.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to pursue unification—by force if necessary.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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In terms of strategics, the growing media and entertainment trend of integrating physical park assets into cross-platform media ecosystems makes the industry a logical candidate.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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With a packed card, integrating brand new signings might be challenging, suggesting their debuts could be held off until regular NXT television episodes resume post-event.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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I’t’s correlating to an appetite for audiences to want to talk about it.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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The group was formed by the merger of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and Inland Press Association in 2019.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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For much of the past decade, sportsbooks and legacy sports media companies have chased a dream of the perfect merger—one that leans on the latter’s platform and name to build a dominant gambling brand.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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 8 Nov. 2025.
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