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as in to connect
to come together to form a single unit
the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole
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as in to mix
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
combine the sugar and flour in a bowl
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as in cartel
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high
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as in combination
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
one of the most notorious combines in the history of organized crime
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Recent Examples of combine
Peter Burke, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
If anything, the Rainbow tracks illustrate the youthful grit with which Yes combined their virtuoso tendencies onstage with a certain in-your-face raggedness.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
The combine did not go as well for Ohio State’s Will Howard, who just led the Buckeyes to a national championship but missed some throws during his workout.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Verb
There should be streaks of egg white not fully combined.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
If anything, the Rainbow tracks illustrate the youthful grit with which Yes combined their virtuoso tendencies onstage with a certain in-your-face raggedness.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
This draft’s most intriguing wide receiver is Travis Hunter, who was lumped in with the cornerbacks at last week’s combine and surely will be out of the 49ers’ first-round reach.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
The combine did not go as well for Ohio State’s Will Howard, who just led the Buckeyes to a national championship but missed some throws during his workout.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combine
Verb
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And more than that, how romantic to know another person agrees to be connected to you forever.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Thinking Game event was the second meeting of IRL Movie Club, a nationwide initiative to connect independent film communities through in-person screenings and conversations.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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Creators also often mix the DIY Substack vibe with the name-brand professionalism of big-name-media by straddling both worlds.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Minutes later, the crowd also jeered Max Verstappen (though a few more cheers for the reigning champ were mixed in).—
Patrick Iversen,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Among them were two leaders of the now-defunct Los Zetas cartel, Mexicans Miguel Treviño Morales and his brother Omar Treviño Morales, known as Z-40 and Z-42.—
Jonathan Dienst,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Since taking office, Trump has threatened to impose trade tariffs on Mexico, and several Mexican cartels have been designated by the State Department as foreign terrorist organizations.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The combination of automation and oversaturation has turned what should be an exciting career journey into a source of stress and disillusionment.—
Adam Fineberg,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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This, in all likelihood will be your last view of it, for the combination of its rapid fading and its descent into the brighter sunset glow will finally render Mercury invisible after mid-March.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Leaders of a southeast Mecklenburg town once united against a plan to overhaul the region’s transportation system are now at odds over their position and what caused the split.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2025
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And like any good gumbo, the tradition simmers with far-reaching flavors that unite in New Orleans.—
Harriet Shepherd,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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At the University of Chicago, a spokesman for NORC, which is part of a consortium that last year received a $53 million, 10-year grant to better integrate the use of evidence and data into USAID programs, declined to comment on the status of its funding.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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The mass layoffs from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — more than 600, according to the former agency head — include at least one high-profile meteorologist in Miami and another charged with integrating artificial intelligence into climate and weather predictions.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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These heists are believed to be connected to an international crime syndicate based in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, the complaint says.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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That headline is just the tip of the iceberg of a heist syndicate targeting Nike sneakers, according to an eye-opening Los Angeles Times story connecting 10 thefts over the last year.—
Ian Servantes for Footwear News,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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Terror is not a word used loosely by the coalition members.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Alsup handed down the order on a temporary restraining order sought by labor unions and nonprofits in a lawsuit filed by the coalition last week.—
JANIE HAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Combine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combine. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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