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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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Across the industry, government relations teams rushed to connect with incoming governors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Through a social media search, Ippolito was able to connect with Webber-Brown and ultimately send the dress from Chicago to Oroville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

It believed further investigation was needed to "connect the dots and determine the scale of the phenomenon with a high degree of certainty", he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Was it right to connect a family in Amsterdam with the trouble here?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

Marvell designs custom AI chips and other technology that connects processors and moves data around data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“When she connects with young people and talks about that story, it’s really easy to be like yeah, that is someone I should be backing,” the 35-year-old said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

I can’t come up with any approach that connects with reality, so I start to swim my laps.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

The extraordinary preservation appears to be connected to a mineral called hausmannite.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Thousands of homes across Sussex are not connected to the gas mains and rely on oil.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Remote monitoring helps physicians keep tabs on patients between visits through connected devices, such as blood-pressure cuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

But he was wrong to think the newspapers or government was suppressing his letter: His friend, terrified of being connected to the assassin, never delivered the letter to the newspaper.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

When these sites undergo nitration, HGF becomes less capable of connecting with its receptor.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 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

What I see as I look down aren’t angels but butterflies, the arm swings connecting to the leg swings like a pair of wings, our heads poking out in between!

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez


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