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as in to connect
to come together to form a single unit
the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole
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as in to mix
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
combine the sugar and flour in a bowl
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as in cartel
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage
charged that the cable companies had formed an illegal combine for the purpose of keeping rates artificially high
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as in combination
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
one of the most notorious combines in the history of organized crime
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Recent Examples of combine
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 July 2025
Both of these pieces combine the shade with soft, easy-to-wear silhouettes.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2025
For Riessen, this proved critical after her combine (also called a harvester) needed $80,000 worth of repairs.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Verb
The partnership combines Studio Azuki’s production capabilities with Westbrook’s deep Hollywood network and expertise in global entertainment.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 July 2025
Both of these pieces combine the shade with soft, easy-to-wear silhouettes.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Noun
Now, both contain guest rooms, whose common DNA is the warm but oh-so-cool Champalimaud style, that deploys (and combines) colors, patterns, contours, and fabrics in a manner that is simultaneously glamorous and unpretentious.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2025
For Riessen, this proved critical after her combine (also called a harvester) needed $80,000 worth of repairs.
—Carrie Lukas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combine
Verb
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Palm trees line the shore, and a paved oceanfront trail connects Wailea to a series of smaller beaches and coves.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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From the very beginning, his journey of creating Airbnb was born out of necessity and a desire to connect people in a more authentic way.—
Raoul Davis,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Geologists recorded an avalanche of searing gas clouds mixed with rocks and lava traveling up to 3 miles down the volcano's slopes during the eruption.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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In finance, a risk score mixing public trends and private accounts, shown to a junior analyst without full rights, could breach GDPR, costing millions.—
Suman Sharma,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors allege Ovidio Guzman Lopez and his brother, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, ran a faction of the Sinaloa cartel.—
Christine Fernando,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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Both Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello are under federal indictment in the U.S. for allegedly leading the Los Soles drug cartel.—
Antonio Maria Delgado
July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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The combination of the walnut-colored wood and clean, minimalist aesthetic does just enough to spice up what is otherwise a pretty basic peripheral.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
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And as a matter of fact, this combination of old-meets-new is a key feature of this year’s winner.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
Verb
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But the urge to denigrate public education has become one of those odd obsessions that unite the nutty left and kooky right.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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The city united and made a great case for the festival, said Josh Heuser, co-founder of the city's popular light festival Blink and the underground bar and theater Ghost Baby.—
Randy Tucker,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The company released a new version of Grok this week, which Musk said will also be integrated into Tesla vehicles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Hinge and Grindr, two of the most popular dating apps, are taking steps to integrate AI into their platforms.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Thailand earlier this year implemented measures to crack down on online scam operations in neighboring Myanmar, severing electricity, internet and gas supplies to border towns where the syndicates were based.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 June 2025
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Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates, U.S. banks have failed to prevent mass scale money laundering.—
Cezary Podkul,
ProPublica,
25 June 2025
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The coalition reached the fundraising goal on the final day.—
Douglas C. Towne,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
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And their coalition is divided between a centrist establishment and an insurgent progressive wing with diverging priorities in addressing inequality.—
Nathan Meyers,
The Conversation,
11 July 2025
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“Combine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combine. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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