hooks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of hook up
as in travels
to come or be together as friends former classmates who hooked up and started a business together

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Recent Examples of hooks up And yet Guy still takes Kevis home to his apartment and hooks up with her! — Lily Osler, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025 Valpy hooks up with the local troop of sea scouts, despite Fonseca being entirely landlocked. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025 Meanwhile, Jeremiah continues to struggle with his breakup from Belly and hooks up with Steven and Taylor's friends. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Nike consistently hooks up the University of Oregon‘s athletic programs with exclusive sneakers because of their longstanding relationship, and the newest spoils to emerge come via Nike’s most futuristic new basketball sneaker. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Mar. 2026 Kimbo also hooks up a standard electrical system with 2-kWh, 12-V lithium battery, 240-W Renogy solar panel setup, integrated wiring and shore power hookup. — New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, his sister Audrey (anatasia Phillips) secretly hooks up with his best friend Backwoods (Daniel Petronijevic), while beloved site manager Chelsea (Jennifer Spence) faces an uncomfortable truth when Jenn Conch (Jennifer Irwin) returns to Imperial Valley and wants to fit in. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooks up
  1. travels
  2. associates
  3. bonds
  4. runs
  5. connects
  6. mixes
  7. joins
  8. collaborates
Verb
  • There will be an official reception attended by Iraq’s prime minister, senior government officials and religious leaders before the cortege travels to the Imam Ali Shrine, an important pilgrimage site for Shiite Muslims.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • This week, Madonna time travels back to the Eighties and dances the night away at a famous discotheque, R&B crooner Destin Conrad dives into reggae rhythms, and Rico Nasty teams back up with Kenneth Blume for a glittery new track.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • The two-time Oscar winner, who was born in Concord and grew up in the East Bay, associates that sign with some of his favorite Bay Area childhood memories.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • The third vessel, for example, contains circular discs symbolizing water, which Chan associates with rebirth.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Definition of associates
Verb
  • Once there, Emily bonds with four other counselors — played by Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis and Ella Reece — who begin to explore their witchy reality together.
    — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Every one of these chips, Jalapeño included, depends on Taiwan Semiconductor for advanced fabrication and the specialized packaging that bonds compute and memory into a single working part.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of bonds
Verb
  • There is almost no modern precedent (Steven Speilberg runs Amblin, a production company, not a studio arm.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • The companies have so far reached settlements worth nearly $58 billion, according to a tally kept by Christine Minhee, who runs Opioid Settlement Tracker.
    — Sarah Liese, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of runs
Verb
  • Or one that connects to all of your system and allows your employes to prompt across all of your data.
    — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Going-to-the-Sun Road, which connects the eastern and western halves of the park, makes the area accessible for those unwilling or unable to explore the backcountry on foot.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of connects
Verb
  • As the powder is heated, LMP forms first and mixes evenly with the LFP.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • Chile Lime Rub pairs bold New Mexican chiles with tart lime, and Butcher’s Rub mixes salt, pepper and garlic with chile flakes, paprika and mustard seed, plus a dash of Worcestershire sauce.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 1 July 2026
Definition of mixes
Verb
  • Set in post-Civil War America, former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) joins the lawless traveling town ‘Hell on Wheels,’ which follows the construction of the first-ever transcontinental railroad.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • The new Explorer joins the F-150, Super Duty, Expedition and Maverick, offering Tremor additions.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Definition of joins
Verb
  • King Princess has also worked closely with Aaron Dessner, who often collaborates with Swift.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • That is the lens through which Doug Lange, Vice President of IT Strategy at Choice Hotels who also collaborates with the innovation leadership, is looking at artificial intelligence and innovation.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of collaborates

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“Hooks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooks%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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