as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common
the accountants noticed a linkage between the two supposedly independent companies
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Recent Examples of linkage
Winfield proposed removing the $70 million from the plan’s funds for Tucson’s Bus Rapid Transit project and using that funding for contingency and wildlife linkages.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
Will the linkage of climate and trade actually help cut global emissions?
—Justin Worland/baku, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Alas, those shoes have lost all linkage to the sport that birthed them.
—Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
The explicit linkage of price and affordability – that low prices automatically make something affordable – reflects the reductive thinking about broadband adoption that has prevailed for years.
—Michael Santorelli, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
Will the linkage of climate and trade actually help cut global emissions?
—Justin Worland/baku, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Alas, those shoes have lost all linkage to the sport that birthed them.
—Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
The explicit linkage of price and affordability – that low prices automatically make something affordable – reflects the reductive thinking about broadband adoption that has prevailed for years.
—Michael Santorelli, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
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Bezos and Zuckerberg, with whom Trump previously had contentious relationships, have gone out of their way to get closer to him this time around.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The crisis of monogamy, the possibility of having more honest, effective relationships, but without judging anyone.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Further, with over 90 percent of the Canadian population living within 150 miles of the U.S. border, there is a very real and modern Canadian connection to the U.S. media, entertainment, politics, trade, family kinship, culture, and defense needs.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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And while some of them have indeed come to the Florida table to express ideological kinship – like Argentina’s President Javier Milei – others have made the trek to gauge warily the implications of the imminent return of a confrontational America-first foreign policy.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Jan. 2025
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In response to Thai authorities efforts to shut off those utilities, the scammers have increasingly turned to the Starlink internet connections of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, according to multiple law enforcement officials.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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Travelers from the Rancho Cucamonga station, located 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, can transfer to the Metrolink passenger rail system for connections across the region.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, there was one incident of unruly passenger behavior for every 480 flights compared to one for every 568 flights in 2022, the trade association said, without specifying how many of these incidents involved alcohol.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Poor performance by Cymru Premier clubs in Europe explains that lowly position, which has a knock-on effect financially with UEFA’s distribution to the various associations partly based on their respective ranking.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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There may be a correlation between early mortality and self-identity among first responders.—
Roberto Rivera,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Research also found a troubling correlation between the receipt of these funds and the erosion of free speech norms, alongside a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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