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
There’s another category of shock that affects maybe only one or two sectors directly, but those sectors have very high linkages to the rest of the economy.
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Matt Peterson, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The team first tested this idea using model compounds that represent lignin’s key linkages.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
At the core of their thesis was the idea that many of the geographic linkages that had long bound certain industries to certain regions – like automotive in Michigan and meatpacking in the Midwest – were weakening.
—Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
While major projects such as the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline have been on hold for some years, the Iran war will likely help Moscow’s case for this new energy linkage.
—Lyle Goldstein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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Matt Peterson, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
The team first tested this idea using model compounds that represent lignin’s key linkages.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
At the core of their thesis was the idea that many of the geographic linkages that had long bound certain industries to certain regions – like automotive in Michigan and meatpacking in the Midwest – were weakening.
—Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
While major projects such as the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline have been on hold for some years, the Iran war will likely help Moscow’s case for this new energy linkage.
—Lyle Goldstein, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
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The information contained in this article reflects multiple conversations with various sources at the Spanish champions, all of whom wanted to speak anonymously to protect relationships.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Investors had cheered the talks and the prospect of change at a fiercely independent company that had relied on decades-old relationships.—
Edwin Chan,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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He was warmly welcomed in the chamber, and much of his speech focused on the kinship and history between the US and the UK.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Because at its core, this legal drama that revolves around artificial intelligence is actually rooted in the very human impulses of kinship, greed, betrayal, and power.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, six Baltimore police officers were charged with felonies ranging from assault to murder in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who’d suffered a spinal injury while riding in a police van.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Pop star Britney Spears has been charged with suspicion of DUI in connection to a March 4 traffic incident in California.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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But its primary association in the public consciousness since the nineteen-eighties is with the criminal underworld, particularly the drug cartels.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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New research is suggesting a strong association between mouth bacteria and gastric cancer.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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This is noted in the movie, with Lecter saying Bill isn't trans and Clarice pointing out there's no correlation between trans people and violence.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Other studies have found a correlation between geographic mobility and burial preference, perhaps because burial connects a person to a place in perpetuity.—
Tanya D. Marsh,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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