connected
Americanadjective
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united, joined, or linked.
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having a connection.
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joined together in sequence; linked coherently.
connected ideas.
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related by family ties.
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having social or professional relationships, especially with influential or powerful persons.
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Mathematics. pertaining to a set for which no cover exists, consisting of two open sets whose intersections with the given set are disjoint and nonempty.
adjective
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joined or linked together
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(of speech) coherent and intelligible
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logic maths (of a relation) such that either it or its converse holds between any two members of its domain
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"Politicians are dressing for two jobs at once: to look capable of holding office but to also look connected to the people they want to represent," said Joe Zee, a celebrity fashion stylist.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Detectives have found no evidence indicating the two employees were in cahoots or that the allegations against them were connected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
“We’re talking mine sites that are thousands of kilometers from any reasonable city and not connected onto a national grid.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Some keys are stored on hardware wallets that are not connected to the internet.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
She didn't know how Masterji Thakur and Gia Trivelino were really connected, but she was determined to find out.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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