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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
she linked the flowers together to form a long chain
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as in to associate
to think of (something) in combination
since childhood I have always linked trips to the beach with the discomforts of sunburn and sand in my clothes
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as in sausage
a rod-shaped portion of seasoned ground meat in a casing
I like to put maple syrup on my breakfast links
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as in bond
a uniting or binding force or influence
those old love letters were her only remaining link with her late grandparents
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Recent Examples of link
Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 17 May 2025
Some research has linked longer-term exposure to certain types of cancer, such as that of the nasal sinus and myeloid leukemia.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 17 May 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
To better understand the link, Shore and her colleagues used data from six U.S. studies that included nearly 30,000 people whose cognitive abilities researchers followed between 1971 and 2019.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 May 2025
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Verb
The London firm’s team took their clients requests into account before they got started: the pair wanted a design that was sophisticated, airy, and could also link out to their garden.
—Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 17 May 2025
Some research has linked longer-term exposure to certain types of cancer, such as that of the nasal sinus and myeloid leukemia.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 17 May 2025
Noun
The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
To better understand the link, Shore and her colleagues used data from six U.S. studies that included nearly 30,000 people whose cognitive abilities researchers followed between 1971 and 2019.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 16 May 2025
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Verb
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The Tribeca Creators Market will take place from June 9 to 11, and connect rising filmmakers and content creators with industry executives, financiers, and distributors to foster the production of indie projects.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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The higher-performance model’s wireless receiver requires a USB-C cable to connect to a device, which is a lot less convenient for laptop users compared to the low-profile dongle included with the 1,000-Hz model (and most other mice today).—
Henri Robbins,
Wired News,
16 May 2025
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That's because psychological benefits are associated with having a college fund.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The dog learns through repetition and rewards to associate smell with a person and follow the scent, building up in distance and the scent’s duration.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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The sample menu starts at 250 pounds a person with a taste of an oyster vichyssoise that uses imperial gold caviar, buttermilk and dill; scallops from the Isle of Skye with pumpkin, nori, and pine créme, and a Cornish turbot made with morteau sausage, thyme, black garlic and yellow wine.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Once cooked, top the hot dogs or sausage with the mixture.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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In the process, he’s become a beloved figure in the clubhouse, overcoming a language barrier to form bonds with a wide range of players that includes everyone from Ohtani to Mookie Betts.—
Dylan Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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She was later released from custody on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at Rockville Superior Court on May 27.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
Verb
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The result was Vero International, a line that couples the artisan know-how of Apollonio’s craftspeople with Simple Flair’s youthful, contemporary aesthetics.—
Laura May Todd,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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This lunation might crack open your walls, whether you’re coupled or single.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Apr. 2025
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The researchers found that outward response and inner awareness were not always correlated: The most physically responsive patients were not necessarily the ones with the clearest signs of brain activity when asked to imagine the tasks.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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As a result, the tine on the opposite side that roughly correlates is thus an unmatched non-symmetry point and is therefore an abnormal point.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, straining to restore ties with Washington after a disastrous February White House visit, met Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome on Sunday on the sidelines of Pope Leo's inauguration.—
Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Salmon’s first varsity hit, a single on a ground ball, came in the fifth and broke a 1-1 tie.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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By integrating artificial intelligence, computer vision and data analytics, driverless tractors can conduct soil tests, optimize seed selection, execute precise planting, and create detailed field maps—redefining what’s possible in agriculture.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The New Reality of AI in the Workplace Today, many AI tools are integrated straight into almost every SaaS application.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Link.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/link. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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