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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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But some data centre projects have struggled to get off the ground due to concerns over high electricity prices and lengthy waiting times to connect to Britain's power grid.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Charles Schwab plans to expand a capability allowing traders to connect third-party agents to their brokerage accounts in the coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“It allows people to connect with you,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The cluster led by Artemis Technologies, will connect electric vessels, high-power marine charging, autonomous transport and energy systems through secure digital twin technology.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

I watched them swing and connect, sending bug after bug tumbling to the ground.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

People run on the Humboldt Bay Trail, which connects Arcata and Eureka via a 6.5 mile multi-use trail set between the 101 Freeway and the bay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Guggenheim Treasury Services connects investors who want a safe place to stash cash with banks that need short-term funding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Stanfield says that the website connects brands to more than 340,000 clippers from all over the world.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

But the Panama Canal Authority said shipping through the channel, which connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, was unaffected and operating "as normal."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“I just need to come up with an amazing concept. Something unique...something that tells a story, is full of emotion, and connects with the viewer.”

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Pella’s restlessness is connected to two not-quite-equal friendships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Additionally, motivation, even beyond the content creation monetization that Adams pointed out, can sometimes be connected exclusively to the idea of supporting and amplifying Black art and artists while deprioritizing inquiries of their merit.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Stafford connected again with Nacua for 16 yards to the Cardinals’ 13-yard line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

However, the researchers eventually recognized that they were connected by a broader principle involving symmetries of electron spins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Alexander drew clever maps that showed Plinkst and Ashton Place as neighboring towns connected by many short bridges.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

“Charlie Kirk was an incredible entrepreneur who had a real faculty with connecting with donors and big money,” said Binder, who has written multiple books about politics on college campuses.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

The discovery in Mrk 501 now makes the galaxy a particularly promising target for connecting a gravitational wave signal to an individual pair of supermassive black holes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

In the South Bay, one of the earlier protests saw a tidy column of around 50 protesters walked south on the boardwalk connecting Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The new country set to work building a railway connecting British Columbia, which joined in 1871, to the eastern provinces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

I’m branching out into variations: maps in people’s bodies, maps in animals, maps connecting two people together.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini


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