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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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“If you want to live a consistently more connected life,” he writes, “take the easy opportunities you have to connect repeatedly.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

To survive, they’ve had to connect with groups that have almost incomprehensibly different motivations.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

"Entourage was created as a community for digital nomads in Bali to help people who are new to the island connect with others and do fun activities together during their stay," the statement said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Some, like Myreader, let users upload any book, whether or not it's under copyright, and then connect it to an AI interface.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Josie automatically reached for her phone again, as if she could text Ivy or Lucinda—as if she could connect to the world outside in any way.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

One of the programmes he connects with most is 'Man Like Mobeen'.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Most new cars are equipped with software that connects to the internet and scoops up data.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Rather than acting only as an antioxidant, the compound may create a more active form of the protein that connects more strongly with its receptor while resisting chemical damage.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

“Remake” stars McElwee, his son and the camera — that one simple tool that connects Adrian and his father through space and time, life and death.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

Imam Malik recites really well and I always like listening to him, but hearing Thaya Jaan connects me to these verses in a way I’ve never experienced before.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

OpenAI admitted last week that during testing, the models powering the agent broke out of their confined environment and connected to the internet to find ways to infiltrate Hugging Face.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The company behind ChatGPT said two of its artificial intelligence models broke out of what was supposed to be a confined offline space and connected to the internet during internal testing of their hacking capabilities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

However, in the connected care segment, sales growth missed and its diagnosis and treatment unit margin underperformed—-on exclusion of the tariff refund benefit, says Webster.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

It is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world, and its science was supercharged when it was connected to six other telescopes across central England, to create the e-MERLIN network.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Xander says to Rania while she is checking the code that will help me to steer once I am connected to my wheels again.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Health and Human Services Department spokeswoman Emily Hilliard said the FDA presented Taylor Farms with substantial evidence connecting its products to the outbreak and engaged in extensive discussions with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

It was supposed to be a celebration marking the opening of a new international bridge connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, after eight years of construction and several delays.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

In March, developers affiliated with China's Alibaba found one of their models trying, on its own initiative, to mine cryptocurrency after connecting without authorization to an outside server.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

“When people are living together, there’s the opportunity for spontaneous interaction, rather than formal events. There’s immediacy to connecting when people are in the same space.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

I placed one end of it on top of a post, then lifted the other end to the opposite post, connecting the two.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce




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