connective
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But these two events share unexpected connective tissue — moms seeking to expand their athletic identities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Shares soared 12% on Wednesday after Nvidia announced plans to invest $500 million in the glassmaker to expand manufacturing of fiber optics, a key connective tissue for AI infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
This quantum software will serve as the so-called connective tissue in hybrid models linking quantum systems with classical machines.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
“I don’t think people can appreciate how she is very much the connective tissue to a lot of what we are seeing that has taken place.”
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
These relations may be conveyed without even using a connective word: all the writer has to do is write the statements using parallel syntax and vary only the words that indicate the difference.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
But other aspects - identifying different types of adverbs or distinguishing between subordinating and co-ordinating connectives - might raise eyebrows.
From BBC ● May 13, 2013
Throw in a few connectives to ease yourself in.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2013
You could imagine a language exactly like English except it doesn't have connectives like "and" that allow you to make longer expressions.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2012
He often used words out of their natural order, omitted connectives altogether.
From Time Magazine Archive
The “typical” connectives in the charts, however, are only typical, and writers can leave them out when the connection is obvious to the reader.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
