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as in netting
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals
didn't like to embroider network as it tore so easily
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2
as in system
something made up of many interdependent or related parts
a telephone network
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as in community
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
being gradually introduced to the network of African-American business leaders in the city
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as in to deal
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Recent Examples of network
Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2025
How to watch Super Bowl LIX Pregame Time: 1 p.m. ET Sunday
TV: FOX
Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Since 2006, the Super Bowl has been on one of three networks — CBS, NBC and FOX.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Elissa Kelly, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The Aquarius new moon creates opportunities to network and connect with like-minded supporters.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Noun
President Donald Trump has quietly ended a lawsuit against Twitter (now X) over the social network banning him following the US Capitol riots.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 9 Feb. 2025
How to watch Super Bowl LIX Pregame Time: 1 p.m. ET Sunday
TV: FOX
Streaming: Fubo (try for free)
Since 2006, the Super Bowl has been on one of three networks — CBS, NBC and FOX.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
Lean on resources like listening to podcasts, devouring books and showing up for networking events.
—Elissa Kelly, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The Aquarius new moon creates opportunities to network and connect with like-minded supporters.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for network
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In the first three months of the war, the archive collected dreams featuring air raids, fireworks, Molotov cocktails, shells, guns, railway stations, debris, drones, soldiers, bunkers, planes, concrete blockades, loudspeakers, camouflage netting, alarm backpacks, Telegram and Signal networks.—
Mireille Juchau,
The Dial,
4 Feb. 2025
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Another row of six towers and netting, some of them 130-feet-tall, just beyond the existing structures and running for about 260 feet along Edgewood Road.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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What To Know On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is under Health and Human Services, said DOGE was given access to agency systems and technology.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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This tidy system of renewable-energy production isn’t scalable.—
Hannah Kirshner,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The cease-fire's current phase does not appear to be affected by U.S. President Donald Trump's stunning proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, welcomed by Israel but vehemently rejected by Palestinians and most of the international community.—
WAFAA SHURAFA,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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The stop, at Lake Street and Damen Avenue, is closer to businesses in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and residents of the Westhaven community.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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Last month, as part of the ceasefire deal, Israel started allowing Palestinians to cross the Netzarim corridor and return to their homes in the North.—
Robbie Griffiths,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
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Experts warn that rhetoric like this could rattle the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.—
Isabel Danzis,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Pettersson missed the net during a two-on-one chance in OT.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Finally, the fourth neural net worked as an associative layer and predicted the output of the previous three at every time step.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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Playing at Tsongas Center on the campus of UMass Lowell, the Boston Fleet drew a sellout crowd of 5,912 for their last home game before the break on Jan. 31, and have seen their average attendance rise by about 400 fans this season, to just over 4,000.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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With Philly fans in town, that just might be literal: the Big Easy might have to count their Romeo catchers when big game crowds go home.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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The two have collaborated on the RFK Stadium bill and see eye-to-eye on priorities like tackling crime.—
Cuneyt Dil,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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One of the plaintiffs is the Latino Christian National Network, which seeks to bring together Latino leaders with different traditions and values to collaborate on pressing social issues.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Obviously a great competition, a bunch of great shooters.—
Josh Dubow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Not too shabby for a bunch of first-timers with no time trying to do something for the first time.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Network.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/network. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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