connective

Bits of connective tissue can sometimes feel missing amid the action and the story’s lessons, particularly for Prue, don’t always land as strongly or affectingly as they could.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Pancreatic tumors are often wrapped in dense connective tissue rich in fibroblasts.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Due to lax collagen between connective tissues, muscles have to work harder to keep joints stable, leading to fatigue and pain, as well as clumsiness.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Mr. Meyer’s connective work makes the lived experience behind these ideas easier to see.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

These connective tendrils had not only conveniently appeared whenever it was necessary to move a living organism from one landmass to another, but then obligingly vanished without leaving a trace of their former existence.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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

In Pentimento she seems to take pride in leaving out connectives, or capping a half-told tale with a brief coda, unrelated except for the faintest resonance of tone.

From Time Magazine Archive

The topics are war and Clausewitz, and we have a number of connectives, like however and yet.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker