coapted

verb

Definition of coaptednext
past tense of coapt
as in connected

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coapted
  1. connected
  2. linked
  3. joined
  4. tied
  5. clipped
Verb
  • The Baltimore Police Department has not confirmed if Sunday’s arrests are connected to Saturday’s armed carjacking.
    Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The group discusses each video’s development and reception, while speculating as to why viewers connected so much with, say, Natalie Portman rapping obscenities.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Houston has been linked to numerous names throughout the season given the team’s war chest of trade assets and obvious needs.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The first name to be linked with a move to Turin following Bremer’s injury was former Inter defender Milan Skriniar, who was a top tier defender during his time in Italy.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of linked
Verb
  • This February, another unlikely candidate joined the ranks.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Seeking to deepen her impact, Lahar left Columbia after three years and eventually relocated from New York to Israel and joined Tech2Peace to pioneer innovative approaches to fostering collaboration and understanding between Israelis and Palestinians.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of joined
Verb
  • But Spurgeon tied the game at 2-2 in the second period off an awesome shift by the fourth line of Shore-Jones-Trenin.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • He's tied for fifth leaguewide in steals per game and deflections per game.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of tied
Verb
  • The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The vehicle that was clipped had minor damage, but its driver was not injured, the sheriff's office said.
    Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipped
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“Coapted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coapted. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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