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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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Holloway, who joined Dunhill in 2023, is no stranger to Italy. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Propagating the Chair To understand the geometric intuition behind the Chair44 shape, Tsiokos says, imagine a large cube composed of eight tiny cubes that are joined together. — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026 The Barbie premiere took place on July 9 in Los Angeles, and less than a week later, SAG joined the WGA in its labor strikes, which slow-rolled directly into our current moment of M&A and consolidation. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 In high school, Lee joined a group called the Stairway Literature Club. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Dressed in jeans, a black T-shirt and black leather jacket, Buckingham strummed a burgundy electric guitar and joined Sombr on the song’s iconic chorus refrain. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026 Pro, who joined the museum in March after positions at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and the Seattle Art Museum, said Ryan’s mandate is to elevate learning and public programs to the level of exhibitions. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 With the property's May 2019 opening, Boston joined New York City, San Francisco, Miami, and Beverly Hills as the fifth city with two Four Seasons (the older Boston Four Seasons is located on Boston's Boylston Street). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Garfield was joined at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall by Guadagnino, writer Simon Rich and actors Yura Borisov (as OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever), Ike Barinholtz (as Elon Musk) and Cooper Hoffman (as OpenAI president Greg Brockman). — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 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 Hawks looked connected in a 119-117 win in exhibition action against the Pacers on Saturday.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Around these expanding buffers, SANDO constructs a safety corridor, a chain of connected, obstacle-free regions of three-dimensional space.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 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
Definition of adjoined
Verb
  • The company entered the country more than 20 years ago with an affiliate.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Once the eighth wrestler has entered the match, all of the remaining wrestlers will enter a 15-minute scoring period.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of entered
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  • In the last two games combined, at Tennessee and against Oklahoma, the Texas offense has 13 three-and-outs.
    — Mac Engel October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Rigorous legal protection combined with the successful eradication of invasive feral goats in 2012 ultimately paved the way for this historic recovery.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • Executive Chef Carlos Segura collaborated with every other chef working in the resort to create a delightful tasting menu of all their favorite dishes from their grandmas growing up.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Lil Wayne and Drake always collaborated throughout the 2010s, and the Young Money duo gave rap countless show-stopping and classic moments.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 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
  • Their interiors are packed with rows of servers in addition to associated hardware, backup generators, and cooling systems.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Heated Rivalry delivered on Bell’s promise to generate shows that resonate locally and go global, with the associated financial and reputational benefits.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of associated
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  • In some areas, the river is flanked on both sides by steep limestone cliffs, and up and down the region, people have to trek through inhospitable desert terrain to get to the nearest paved road or pass through Border Patrol checkpoints.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The wall is flanked by works by Lynda Benglis, Eva Hesse and Tom Wesselmann, presumably produced in their Bowery lofts.
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Joined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joined. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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