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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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Once a cartoonist for his grammar school’s newspaper, he often returned to illustration as an outlet to connect visual art with the written word, producing series in response to poetry by C.P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

When social media started to take over the internet 20 years ago, it was widely hailed as a game-changing technology that would connect people across divides and make information more accessible.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

And if you do that, people will connect with it because it’s honest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

One of neuroscience's major unanswered questions is how neurons in the brain and body connect and coordinate to generate behavior.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“Tere bin. He’s saying something like ‘my heart doesn’t connect without you.’

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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