as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the drama club's hookup with a local acting company provided several aspiring young actors with experience doing summer theater
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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
former classmates who hooked up and started a business together
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Recent Examples of hookup
Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Like Frank, Rick is obsessed with desire, but his ultimate goal is to commit bloody murder, rather than indulge in a series of increasingly elaborate hookups.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
On my social feed, there had been widespread fan enthusiasm for the prospect of the brothers hooking up.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Also missing were the trailer’s sewage and water hookups, propane tanks and hot water heater from the trailer.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 19 Mar. 2025
Like Frank, Rick is obsessed with desire, but his ultimate goal is to commit bloody murder, rather than indulge in a series of increasingly elaborate hookups.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
As for their new friends, Seema has worn some outfits and is hooking up with a diva director, LTW just had a miscarriage, and Nya is also getting a divorce.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 Mar. 2025
On my social feed, there had been widespread fan enthusiasm for the prospect of the brothers hooking up.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
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OpenAI’s partnership with Microsoft is evident with GPT-4.1 models being made available through Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and integrated into developer tools like GitHub Copilot and GitHub Models.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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For music fans, the partnership promises to create exciting new opportunities for artists and songwriters while introducing more Japanese talent to American audiences.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Having traveled to 75 countries, bought real estate in 24, established businesses in 7, and educated her children in 4, Kathleen is the go-to expert on expat life.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Yet, as so often happens in the sport, Estrada did not travel a straight line to big-league prosperity.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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But tensions developed in their relationship, especially when people from Teotihuacán started to move into the area around Tikal.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Quina tools in Europe are specifically associated with Neanderthals—but Neanderthal remains have never been uncovered in East Asia.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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In traditional Eastern Medicine, cupping therapy is closely associated with acupuncture.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Apr. 2025
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This includes more robust small business impact assessments, expanded export training and support, and greater engagement with industry associations that represent smaller firms.—
Natalie Madeira Cofield,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The court’s order involved a technical legal assessment of the right, or standing, of several nonprofit associations to sue over the firings.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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His parents, who tell THR their son is taking the abrupt introduction to fame in stride, perch nearby, ready to run him home after the shoot.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Drivers including Ken Miles, Michael Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Bob Bondurant, and Carroll Shelby have also run the course.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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What’s been great is that this show connected so quickly.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Caldwell Station Tributary Greenway connects Northern Regional Recreation Center to the existing 2.6-mile greenway, Cornelius Parks & Recreation officials said on social media Wednesday morning.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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Social cafes, team neighborhoods, writable walls, project zones, and quiet retreat areas all play a role in creating an environment that prioritizes human connection over digital efficiency.—
Ryan Anderson,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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During the program’s first 15 years, its officers were involved in a wide swath of epidemiological investigations in areas including lead paint exposure, a cancer cluster’s connection to birth defects, family planning practices and famine relief.—
Casey Luc,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Hookup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hookup. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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