connective
Example Sentences
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“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,” Chukwu said.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
It supports and strengthens skin, nails, bones and connective tissues, including tendons and cartilage.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
The absence of hierarchy unlocked in them what the author calls “a connective energy they didn’t know they possessed.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
"Our observations are consistent across multiple length scales and link connective tissue stiffening to altered biochemical signaling in cancer cells."
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 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
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