links 1 of 2

verb

Definition of linksnext
present tense third-person singular of link
1
as in connects
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 associates
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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links

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noun

plural of link
1
as in sausages
a rod-shaped portion of seasoned ground meat in a casing I like to put maple syrup on my breakfast links

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2
as in bonds
a uniting or binding force or influence those old love letters were her only remaining link with her late grandparents

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Recent Examples of links
Verb
Other research links unfair treatment in healthcare settings to mistrust and going without needed care. — Hyojin Im, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 Today’s retail technology links customer accounts, payment platforms, inventory tools and in-store systems to create faster, more seamless shopping experiences. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The council’s president, John Kavulich, links the decline to a decrease in sales to the Cuban government. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Shearer, 40, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, links both events in 2005 to traumatic brain injuries, which were only recently diagnosed. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The Wolf Trail links existing routes from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic, taking hikers through the Alps, Black Forest, and beyond. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Grid stabilization with corporate partnerships The complex also links newer installations with existing infrastructure, such as the Swift Air Solar project, under a unified management system. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026 The company's website currently links to a preview of the robot's URDF model on GitHub. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Otherwise, little of note links the great-fielding, average-hitting Bader to the formerly average-fielding, exceptional-hitting Kent. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
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The latest paper, however, suggests those links could even extend into the microbiome. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 13 Aug. 2026 Aparicio is not hard on Adela for this deafness, perhaps because there are so many links between the character and the director’s own history. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … -- POLITICS IVORY TOWER SPY — Harvard-China links unearthed as Congress finds 140 papers co-authored by CCP military universities. — FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The links to those resources from AAU’s website are currently broken. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2026 The channel, which automatically receives links to modmail messages, was flooded with alerts after dozens of comments and posts dating back 10 years were automatically removed from the subreddit. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 From there, people can click on links to contribute to Larkin’s campaign. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 All four of these initiatives plan to expand rail links from Gulf countries to Europe or the Mediterranean Sea. — Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026 Da Rin noted that longtime links between gangs and certain powerful elites in Haiti are still active. — ABC News, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for links
  1. connects
  2. associates
  3. sausages
  4. bonds
  5. strings
  6. correlates
  7. ties
  8. couples
Verb
  • The athlete had a rare cancer known as nasopharyngeal cancer, which affects the tissue that connects the back of the nose to the back of the mouth, per Cleveland Clinic.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, is located between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, connects the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the Red Sea and, farther north, the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of connects
Verb
  • The productivity boom everyone associates with the personal computer didn’t actually show up in the macro data until 15 years after the PC was commercialized.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • The two-time Oscar winner, who was born in Concord and grew up in the East Bay, associates that sign with some of his favorite Bay Area childhood memories.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • To its left, sausages revolved on chrome rollers; to its right, a human attendant in a brightly colored uniform looked patient and quizzical.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Food and Drink Breakfast is an elaborate spread of pork sausages, fresh apple juice, marionberry kouign-amann pastries, pots of yogurt with granola, and plump apricots that arrived on wooden trays in my room.
    — Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of sausages
Noun
  • Israel Bonds function as general obligation bonds used by Israel where needed most.
    — Dr. Andrew M. Hutter, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday, an auction of 30-year bonds ended with the highest yield since 2001.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonds
Verb
  • Antinous attempts to shrug off the token’s return, but seemingly recognizes it, and realizes in full that Odysseus has returned for revenge when the man strings his bow.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.
    — Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
Definition of strings
Verb
  • This directly correlates to a reduction in automaker incentive spending.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026
  • These varieties germinate best in soil between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit, which roughly correlates to daytime air temperatures in the 60 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit range.
    — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of correlates
Noun
  • Although gang ties to Tupac’s killing had been suspected from the beginning, the search for the killer was long hampered by the refusal of potential eyewitnesses to testify.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The situation in Yemen has its own dynamics independent of the US-Iran war, but the Houthis’ close ties with Iran and attacks on ships are part of a widening, low-intensity conflict.
    — Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of ties
Verb
  • By deploying an aggressive, multifront strategy that couples strong law enforcement interdiction with a revolutionary model of public healthcare, Florida is proving to the nation that the war on fentanyl can be won.
    — John Koufos, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
  • Much less attention is paid to the It couples whose love stories dominated headlines at the turn of the 20th century, however.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 May 2026
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