combine
verb (used with object)
to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite.
has combined
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present perfectof combine (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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That has combined with investor concern about rising government debt and deficits and extra bond supply from corporate AI spending.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Opposition to the facility has combined with long-running anger towards Ruto, and could yet spiral.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
It also arrived at a time when understaffing among air-traffic controllers and rising flight volumes has combined to stress U.S. airspace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Since last year Peters has combined his Hull KR job with being assistant coach of Australia.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
"I am sick at heart, and I would do no ill even to my bitterest enemy, be he only an obscure sorcerer, who has combined with the prince of darkness himself to work my death."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 by Various
