connective
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The life I pictured appeared in View-Master slides, each image crisp and complete, with all the inconvenient connective tissue outsourced.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
I generally prefer, as a strategic matter, an elevation of shared values—inclusive, connective, moral language such as reclaiming, rather than reinventing or discarding.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
That’s because when a snake bites and punctures the skin and transfers venom into the victim’s body, the venom attacks the skin, soft tissue and connective tissue beneath it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Its software gives customers the connective tissue to run, optimize and train open-source models with their own data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
But it would have been better to rewrite the sentence to convey the contrast from the start, using an unambiguous connective such as alternatively.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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
Subordinate clauses and connectives became no-nos up to certain levels; even topic sentences vanished.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even more challenging, the optimal number of connectives depends on the expertise of the reader.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
