linked (up)

verb

Definition of linked (up)next
past tense of link (up)
as in combined
to come together to form a single unit carbon atoms link up to form a diamond crystal

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  1. combined
  2. connected
  3. fused
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The dish machine was not running properly and the chemical sanitizer/soap dispensers have not been connected yet.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In August, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Police recovered 123 boxes of McLaren F1 Lego sets valued at about $230 each connected to a boxcar burglary, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of connected
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  • The big bang flooded the universe with hydrogen and helium, plenty of which fused together within stars to create many heavier elements right up to iron.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both a special mention and the Public Prize went to Brais Albor Rodriguez (Spain) for a collection that improbably and wittily fused the idea of squirrels—through shearling sourced on Vinted—and cojones.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of fused
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linked (up)
linked (with)
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“Linked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linked%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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