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
Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
As standard, the Augustine comes with hookups for power and water but it can also be upgraded to run off-the-grid with water tanks and solar panels.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
Megan McCluskey, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
The Band mastered their craft through years of performing as unknowns – then as the unsuspecting targets of outrage after hooking up with Bob Dylan in the mid-1960s.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Originally, Sanders claimed that Davis was stabbed in a confrontation when her recent Tinder hookup showed up unexpectedly.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
As standard, the Augustine comes with hookups for power and water but it can also be upgraded to run off-the-grid with water tanks and solar panels.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
While all this is going on, Chloe begins secretly hanging out and hooking up with Tyler's friend Ryan (West Mulholland), a sinister jock who worms his way into her good graces as a shoulder to cry on.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
The Band mastered their craft through years of performing as unknowns – then as the unsuspecting targets of outrage after hooking up with Bob Dylan in the mid-1960s.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hookup
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Among a few standouts are 35-year-old Brittany, a funny and vivacious partnership executive who does not get nearly enough screen time, and Joey, a goofy 35-year-old physician associate with the Platonic Ideal of a Minnesota accent.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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In 2024, the film commission offered over 150 training and development programs in partnership with top talents regionally and internationally.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The 35-time Grammy Award-winning singer has released the dates for her upcoming tour, which will travel to cities around the U.S. plus London and Paris.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes, teams do travel for friendly, non-streamed matches against their rivals, too.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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While the doctors found nothing alarming, disturbing allegations about Payne’s relationship with Henry began to emerge on TikTok around that time.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Trump's threat of tariffs, this camp believes, can also help the United States get more out of its trade relationships, like compelling foreigners to buy more of America's stuff.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Representatives of the present-day Stonewall Inn, which is part of the national monument, and the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, a nonprofit organization associated with the historic bar, expressed outrage over the changes.—
Susan Haigh,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Gravitational lensing becomes useful to planet-hunters when planets pass background stars not associated with them.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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This peak in orders is unprecedented in the history of Italy's sparkling wine exports for the month of November, the association says.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Can association’s new tree block owner’s ocean view? ASK IRA: Did the Heat do right by protecting their youth in the Jimmy Butler trade?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Police have run into problems where driverless vehicles don’t respond to hand signals from officers directing traffic, and the city has been unable to issue tickets to the vehicles, according to a spokesperson for Austin’s Transportation and Public Works department.—
Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The protester then ran across the field for several more seconds before being spotted and apprehended by several stadium security members, who carried him off the field as the performance continued.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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There are also pieces that connect Twain to the history of Hartford, advertising which used his name or image to promote stores or utility companies.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2025
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Wyoming was led by 6-foot-4 center Allyson Fertig, who connected on 10 of her 14 attempts from inside to score 20 points — just over her Mountain West-leading average of 19.1 points a game.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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So much of the album is about struggling with connections, struggling to have faith that the world is going to get better, that your life is going to get better.—
Taylor Mims,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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Professors and therapists Richard Schwartz and Jacqueline Olds from Harvard Medical School investigated the connection between areas of the brain and love.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Hookup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hookup. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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