connective
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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
Awuche was eventually diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, which affects the body's connective tissues.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But these two events share unexpected connective tissue — moms seeking to expand their athletic identities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Those same mice were also able to eliminate sarcoma tumors, cancers that develop in connective tissues such as fat, muscle, nerves, blood vessels, bone, and cartilage.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
These relations may be conveyed without even using a connective word: all the writer has to do is write the statements using parallel syntax and vary only the words that indicate the difference.
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
He often used words out of their natural order, omitted connectives altogether.
From Time Magazine Archive
Too few connectives, on the other hand, can leave the reader puzzled as to how one statement follows from the last.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
