HOOKS UP (WITH) Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

hooks up (with)

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present tense third-person singular of hook up (with)

as in takes

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The show centered on a single dad and former pro baseball player (Tony Danza) who takes a job as a live-in housekeeper for a powerful ad executive named Angela (Judith Light).

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
The channel already has Sunday evening live streams where Gervais takes audience questions.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 6 July 2026

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