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connect

[kuh-nekt] / kəˈnɛkt /


Usage

What are other ways to say connect? The verb connect implies a joining as by a tie, link, or wire: One connects two batteries. Join may refer to a connection or association of any degree of closeness, but often implies direct contact: One joins two pieces of wood mortise together at the corner. Unite implies a close joining of two or more things, so as to form one: One unites layers of veneer sheets to form plywood.

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Scientists must prepare the auxiliary qubits, connect them to the qubits being studied, transfer information between them, and perform repeated measurements.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

In laboratory experiments, the compound strengthened an important biological signal involved in muscle regeneration, increasing its ability to connect with a key cellular receptor by more than twofold.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Executives at Edison and PG&E also recently told their investors that without the liability protection they may cut what they are spending on capital improvements, including to connect new housing developments and green energy projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

All four projects say they intend to connect to the national grid when it can meet their electricity needs, reducing their reliance on fossil fuels.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

I draw a series of tiny lines between to connect them, all the way up the trunk.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

“They want to be a global hub that connects all kinds of flows of finances, commodities, logistics, supply chains and people. And all of that mostly runs through aviation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Scientists need to determine not only how many neighboring particles each nanoparticle connects with, but also the directions in which those connections form.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The rail junction connects the Leiston branch line to the east Suffolk line.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Wine storage and designer lighting complete the culinary space, which connects to the home’s larger entertaining areas.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Let’s turn now to another arc of coherence, which connects the different appearances of an entity on the reader’s mental stage as they come and go over the course of a passage.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

But Rooney's plain-speaking and sense of humour through the tournament had connected with viewers.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Metal-organic frameworks are materials built from metal centers connected by organic compounds.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Listen to the impromptu talk he gave on that occasion and ponder the series of loosely connected gibes and wildly overstated claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

He played Rinderknecht’s call to 911, which finally connected around 12:17 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

He grabbed ahold of the rope and tugged on it to show Bat how well it was connected to the wall . . . but with a loud pop, the suction cup came free.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

The bonds connecting them to nearby molecules were reorganized to accommodate the added phenanthroline.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The St. Louis-based company had earlier warned customers about the vulnerable controllers, urging them to avoid connecting them directly to the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Another collision in the southern region of Andalusia in January killed 46 people on the same key line connecting Madrid with the city of Seville, Spain's first high-speed route when it opened in 1992.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Asked if the Spanish phrase was connecting with voters, Hinojosa said, “for sure with Latinos, and 1,000 percent with Latinas.”

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

After New Haven, the map showed a yellow patch connecting the cities, all the way down to Bridgeport.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt


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