as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common
the accountants noticed a linkage between the two supposedly independent companies
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Recent Examples of linkage
Fort Worth City Council members agreed April 22 to spend tens of thousands of dollars studying the potential economic impact of a high-speed rail linkage to downtown.
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
Especially given the linkage between vodka and the USSR in Cold War imagery, the spirit became cooly subversive in a way whiskey couldn’t match.
— Made By History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
The frame is composed of chrome-molybdenum steel tubing, upside-down telescopic forks, and a two-sided aluminum swingarm with a central shock absorber and progressive linkage.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
During his first term, the Trump administration tried to block any linkage between California and Quebec.
—Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
Especially given the linkage between vodka and the USSR in Cold War imagery, the spirit became cooly subversive in a way whiskey couldn’t match.
— Made By History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
The frame is composed of chrome-molybdenum steel tubing, upside-down telescopic forks, and a two-sided aluminum swingarm with a central shock absorber and progressive linkage.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
During his first term, the Trump administration tried to block any linkage between California and Quebec.
—Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
Noun
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Legacy brands with deep customer relationships face a unique challenge.—
Zornitza Stefanova,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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And Trump’s relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, once central to his regional strategy, has frayed.—
Jane Harman,
Time,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Barr found no kinship with the fellow female comedian.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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But this kinship with the ocean has also made the Philippines acutely vulnerable to the extreme weather that is becoming both more fierce and frequent.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 June 2025
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However, a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed the connection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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Though the heady Mahomes-Kelce connection will remain lethal in the red zone, Reid will need to find other playmakers to lighten the seven-time All-Pro’s in-season load.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
Noun
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So, in February 1900, when MTV’s football players moved to start playing competitive games and indicated their desire to join the local football association, their fellow members were aghast.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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With Venus entering Taurus and your 11th house of associations on June 6, romantic opportunities arrive through social media, community affairs and group settings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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This includes negative correlations between arrests and convictions, on the one hand, and retirement savings, on the other hand-- leaving this group less likely to have a retirement plan.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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And all of us—users, voters, citizens—can demand that AI serve science and objective truth, not just correlations.—
Erik Otárola-Castillo,
Time,
7 June 2025
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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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