as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the drama club's hookup with a local acting company provided several aspiring young actors with experience doing summer theater
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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
former classmates who hooked up and started a business together
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Recent Examples of hookup
Alicia Geigel, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2024
Invader keeps the space neat and dry by leaving the shower hookup outside, with an optional privacy enclosure.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
Eventually, the bionic prosthetic leg was hooked up directly to Amy’s body.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The kitchen includes both hot and cold water pipeline hookups, a full-size sink, and several cabinets to store cookware sets, small appliances like personal blenders or mini slow cookers, dishware, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2024
Invader keeps the space neat and dry by leaving the shower hookup outside, with an optional privacy enclosure.
—New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
The operation would save time by cutting out the need for a driver to hook up a vehicle to a charging port and would also offer flexibility for charging times.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
Eventually, the bionic prosthetic leg was hooked up directly to Amy’s body.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The platform has helped some operators realize a $250,000 boost within the first six months of their partnership.Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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This Senators team looks like a real threat to qualify for the postseason in the Eastern Conference, and the emergence of Sanderson as a star-level No. 1 defender — and his partnership with Nick Jensen — is a major reason for it.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Here's what to know: Each December, Keith Blair has filled his blue pickup truck with gifts as well as a stack of Derby City Pizzas and has traveled to St. Joseph Children's Home for the past nine years, our Keely Doll reports.Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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These people are traveling the world, getting paid to walk and talk in amazing locations.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Scrutinize your relationships and decide to spend time only with positive people.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
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That said, intellectual curiosity is at the heart of a spy’s relationship toolkit.Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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That year, a group of programmers associated with Piratbyrån launched the Pirate Bay, a file-sharing site that felt like a more evolved version of Napster, allowing users to swap not only music but movies, software, and video games.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Movies like Black Swan have had their essence live on via film stills and memes associating various goods with an aesthetic.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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And copyright associations and bylaws are also being developed to ensure that our artists are being compensated for licensing of their music and all that.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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There is no closer association between any of them.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Survivors say abandonment creates scars that run deeper and take longer to heal than physical damage.Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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With processor running, add hot cream mixture; continue processing 1 minute.Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kobayashi disappeared after missing her Nov. 8 connecting flight to New York at LAX, her family said.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The restaurant’s design and decor are also connected to something close to many Polynesian hearts: sustainability.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s no clear connection between the brief moment the father and son shared together on the court and what happens now.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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While both home network environments fared better than public ones, even the faster connection speeds couldn't make the cloud gaming experience practical for longer play sessions.Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Hookup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hookup. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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