hyphenate
verb (used with object)
to join by a hyphen.
have hyphenated
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present perfectof hyphenate.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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“Many persons share initials, have hyphenated names or aliases, and also share birth dates. Without full names and birth dates, accurate identification is severely compromised,” Ramseyer wrote in her letter.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
For one thing, many of the show’s photographers have hyphenated identities—born in one country, living and working in another.
From The New Yorker ● May 10, 2016
For one thing, many of the show’s photographers have hyphenated identities – born in one country, living and working in another.
From The New Yorker ● May 9, 2016
And for my mother's sake, I should have hyphenated my dog-walking occupation with "professional actress."
From Time Magazine Archive
Why, all the deities on this sector have hyphenated names, because they're combinations of several deities, worshiped in one person.
From Temple Trouble by H. Beam Piper
