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connective

[kuh-nek-tiv] / kəˈnɛk tɪv /


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The regenerated areas contained both skeletal components and connective tissues arranged in patterns resembling natural anatomy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

The value proposition of generative AI is that it streamlines the process of communicating by skipping connective thought processes.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

This quantum software will serve as the so-called connective tissue in hybrid models linking quantum systems with classical machines.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The most effective programs integrate economic reasoning as the connective tissue that makes financial concepts coherent and transferable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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




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