coapted

verb

Definition of coaptednext
past tense of coapt
as in connected

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  1. connected
  2. linked
  3. joined
  4. tied
  5. clipped
Verb
  • She, too, is connected to Bell, who was the voice of Gossip Girl herself, a fact a whole new generation will soon discover when the full series returns to American Netflix on October 29 (here's every single episode, ranked).
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The pair first connected on Instagram in December, 2023.
    Dory Jackson, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Moreover, happiness at work is closely linked to lower turnover rates, which can save companies significant costs in recruitment and training.
    Tanya Arturi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Having more visceral or abdominal fat is specifically linked to developing heart disease.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of linked
Verb
  • Reporters Kat Tenbarge and Kevin Collier spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Noëlle Polo, a 22-year-old Texan, joined Bluesky the night after the election.
    Kevin Collier, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of joined
Verb
  • In addition, examining women at top levels of different departments highlights how women are often funneled into roles that are less directly tied to profit generation, such as human resources.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Several Democratic lawmakers and groups like the American Civil Liberties Union opposed the measure largely because of how it is funded by the new fee tied to criminal convictions.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of tied
Verb
  • Among the entries were a tractor, two dogs, and a vast, smiling frog, which had been tightly clipped out of boxwood.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The tool also provides other benefits — if a video has been clipped or taken out of context, Know How can fetch the original full-length video in the state it was first published in.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of clipped
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“Coapted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coapted. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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