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adjective

as in connected

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joined

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verb

past tense of join
1
as in adjoined
to be adjacent to the condo complex joins the golf course

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2
as in entered
to become a member of we're always looking for new people to join our book club

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3
as in combined
to come together to form a single unit one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms join to make one water molecule

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as in collaborated
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end nations joining to bring aid to the earthquake-devastated region

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as in coupled
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole the plan is to join the various bike paths so that cyclists can travel from one end of the cape to the other

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Recent Examples of joined
Adjective
The containers have been heavily modified, with two joined side-by-side and the third placed on top at one end. — New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026 Jones, the former Apple exec who recently re-joined Amazon, padded out the programming wish list. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 Kar, the company’s CEO, was a founding team member at Palo Alto Networks and oversaw Juniper Networks’ entire Ethernet portfolio before the two joined forces at Auradine, a blockchain and AI chip startup where Upscale was incubated. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 June 2026 The 28-year-old has won eight Grands Prix across nine seasons for Ferrari, having initially joined the joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2016. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 June 2026 The rising senior joined teammate Giacomo Sanfilippo, a linebacker, as the first three commitments from the Orlando area’s 2027 class. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 During the surgery following the colonoscopy, Shaknovsky did not perform a routine test, which would have ensured there were no leaks in a newly joined intestine, according to the complaint. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026 Then more joined, and soon full teams of girls were going up against the boys. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026 At times, groups of works are organized around joined tables, on top of which are placed perishables preserved in lead, resin, or plaster. — Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
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Current goalkeeper Lorena joined Chawinga on the Ballon d’Or list, placing 28th on this year’s rankings. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 More than 20% of Israel's population is Arab, but Arab parties have rarely joined governing coalitions. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Raised in Manhattan as a son of Lithuanian immigrants, Koenig joined Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek for the start of its second season and appeared on 36 of the 50 episodes that aired in 1967-68 and 1968-69. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 Their triangles therefore share two corners and can be joined along the edge connecting them. — Alex Stone, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026 She will be joined by French Tunisian actor Adam Bessa, Tunisian producer Dora Bouchoucha, Italian documentary filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi and award-winning Palestinian filmmaker and artist Kamal Aljafari. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 Matthew Sitman, host of the Know Your Enemy podcast, joined Taylor in conversation. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 When then-two-time NBA MVP LeBron James joined Wade in Miami in 2010, their first season as teammates wasn’t always smooth. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 Klatt got it right on the broadcast … then the expert official from California joined the broadcast to tell us all the officials were correct with the pass interference and not targeting. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for joined
  1. connected
  2. adjoined
  3. entered
  4. combined
  5. collaborated
  6. coupled
  7. associated
  8. flanked
Adjective
  • The easiest way is to access the Gemini settings for Personal Intelligence and disable the connected apps.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Depending on the connected device and setup, riders can access functions such as calls, music, and navigation through the display.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026
  • Two double bedrooms and a single bedroom are tucked at the end of the main floor, and are adjoined by a large outdoor terrace.
    — Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
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  • When Diaconu first entered a business fundraising competition, people questioned whether repair as a business was scalable and durable.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The soldier entered a not guilty plea in New York federal court.
    — James LaPorta, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of entered
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  • Killer identified The search for answers stretched across decades, combined with false confessions, arrests, convictions and appeals before DNA and ballistics evidence identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers in September 2025.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Atwell, Mumpfield and Whittington have combined for only 13 receptions this season.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of combined
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  • The property collaborated with Nobu and the food is clean and delicious—unsurprisingly, lots of raw fish and produce like spicy microgreens and August-sweet tomatoes grown at Sensei’s hydroponic farm down the road.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Founded in Switzerland in 2010, On has collaborated with an impressive roster of partners over the last 16 years, from tennis legend Roger Federer to Spanish fashion house Loewe, all while staying true to its mission of celebrating movement.
    — Kasey Busiel, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborated
Verb
  • Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The uptick in ridership was kneecapped by the company’s tension between the need to raise fares and its need to bring in more passengers, wrote Fitch Ratings in its analysis that coupled a credit downgrading earlier this year.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of coupled
Adjective
  • The Chinese team proposes embedding the radar antenna, control components and associated equipment inside the aircraft’s wing.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Kratom and 7-OH drew media attention in Los Angeles County last year when both substances, along with others, were linked to the deaths of six people, prompting state officials to pull associated products off the shelves.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of associated
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  • The birds’ job was to report the overall direction by pecking one of the targets that flanked the display.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • An Avery Boardman sofa bed wears a Pierre Frey fabric and is flanked by side tables from The Lacquer Company.
    — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Joined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joined. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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