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as in netting
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
didn't like to embroider network as it tore so easily
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as in system
something made up of many interdependent or related parts
a telephone network
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as in community
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
being gradually introduced to the network of African-American business leaders in the city
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as in to deal
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Recent Examples of network
Dan Gooding
billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The public will be able to network with nominees, local leaders and residents.
—Pj Green
july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Despite the company’s plans to expand green-hydrogen production to all of its soon-to-be nine distribution centers throughout the country, most of the network, including Punta Arenas, is still out of range.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
One method has been to network with immigration attorneys who can notify them when arrests have taken place, along with speaking to shelters across the city.
—Dan Gooding
billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The public will be able to network with nominees, local leaders and residents.
—Pj Green
july 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Verb
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, visited a GHF run site last week and said on Wednesday that the network would expand.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Despite the company’s plans to expand green-hydrogen production to all of its soon-to-be nine distribution centers throughout the country, most of the network, including Punta Arenas, is still out of range.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for network
Noun
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Yapi broke the deadlock in the 60th minute with a run down the left flank, then a move toward the middle and a calm, powerful finish toward the right side netting.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
11 Aug. 2025
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Mike Yastrzemski made a highlight catch in the eighth inning, lunging over the side wall and into the right-field netting to snag Jack Suwinski’s foul pop fly.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Noun
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First downs will no longer be measured by a chain gang, who have been replaced by Sony’s Hawk-Eye virtual measurement system (the system was used in July’s Hall of Fame game).—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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That’s especially true in a music scene that’s been decimated by the justice system and premature deaths in recent years.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Rolling Stone Culture Council is an invitation-only community for Influencers, Innovators and Creatives.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Imagine a filmmaker in Mumbai using AI to edit a short film, minting it as an NFT and selling it directly to fans in New York, all while earning tokens for engaging their community.—
Tomer Warschauer Nuni,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fortunately, the Trump Administration has dealt itself enough cards to rectify this obvious vulnerability.—
Jane Swift,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Over the course of the season, Peggy and Hank both deal, in their own separate ways, with frustrations about retirement.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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After a short rally, Marla knocked the ball into the net.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Frimpong collected Dominik Szoboszlai’s floated pass downfield on the right hand side of the box, jagged in past the Palace defense and chipped the ball towards the far post, over the outstretched hands of goalkeeper Dean Henderson and into the net to score 20 minutes and 20 seconds into the game.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Cubs crowd thinned out, and the twins’ shuttles swelled with more Brewers fans — happier, rowdier and presumably more intoxicated.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Drive four hours south down the Atlantic coast past La Rochelle and Bordeaux, and the summer crowd favorite of Arcachon is handing out fines of $175 (€150) to anyone considered to be not fully dressed.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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God Save the Gun also gave the band the chance to collaborate with friends who have been there since jump (Phillip Odom, James Goodson of Dazy, and Nick Panella of MSPAINT).—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Illinois State Board of Education collaborated on the report.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And last season, despite that, the particular malaise has been our inability to hold on to single-goal leads (which resulted in a bunch of draws).—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Princess Josephine is the youngest of King Frederik and Queen Mary's four children and reportedly is the first of the bunch to go away to boarding school.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Network.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/network. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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