connective

Example Sentences

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The company, which once manufactured lightbulbs for Thomas Edison, has attracted demand from many hyperscalers for its fiber-optic cables, a key connective tissue for AI infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Some songs embed themselves so deeply in our lives that they become part of our emotional fabric, pieces of inextricable connective tissue that lift us up or mark milestones through a lyric or a melody.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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

“I don’t think people can appreciate how she is very much the connective tissue to a lot of what we are seeing that has taken place.”

From Salon • Mar. 19, 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