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networks

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganization

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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He was referring to wide-area network, a term for optical networks across large geographies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

"That's when quantum effects stop being abstract and start becoming useful -- supporting future applications ranging from self-powered sensors and wearable technology to ultra-fast components for next-generation wireless networks."

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

By focusing on small exchanges among overlooked artists and mediums, the curators reveal how an EIC style was produced not by top-down decree, but through dynamic interactions among networks of ambitious artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Mundillo, the Puerto Rican craft of weaving intricately patterned lace, becomes for her a metaphor for networks of interconnectivity, be it, she writes in her program note, climate justice or social dreaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Another especially effective strategy was disruption of the Indigenous trade networks, which caused food shortages and starvation.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz