network

[net-wurk] / ˈnɛtˌwɜrk /

NOUN

system of connections

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chain grid net organization structure system web

STRONG

arrangement artery checkerboard circuitry complex convolution crisscross fabric fiber grill grillwork hookup interconnections jungle labyrinth maze mesh netting nexus patchwork plexus reticulation reticule screening tessellation tracks wattle weave wiring

VERB

to socialize for professional or personal gain

Synonyms

STRONG

associate circulate hobnob meet mingle schmooze

WEAK

make contacts meet and greet rub elbows

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid disconnect disjoin divide separate

Example Sentences

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Halladay's next step is to investigate astrocytes throughout the broader network involved in fear.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“News flow about increasingly frequent satellite launches and increasingly useful LEO satellite-based network services are rightly drawing investors’ attention,” Stein wrote in a note to clients this week, referring to low-Earth-orbit satellites.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Thanks to his party's on-the-ground network, Orban's grip on small towns like Jaszfenyszaru, population 6,000, appears to be weakening ahead of the April 12 vote.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Attia, whose name appeared more than 1,700 times in the Epstein files, said he didn’t want to be a distraction for the network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

With agents like that, Rudolf Abel hoped to build a new Soviet spy network in America.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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