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
Winfield proposed removing the $70 million from the plan’s funds for Tucson’s Bus Rapid Transit project and using that funding for contingency and wildlife linkages.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
Will the linkage of climate and trade actually help cut global emissions?
—Justin Worland/baku, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Alas, those shoes have lost all linkage to the sport that birthed them.
—Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
The explicit linkage of price and affordability – that low prices automatically make something affordable – reflects the reductive thinking about broadband adoption that has prevailed for years.
—Michael Santorelli, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
Will the linkage of climate and trade actually help cut global emissions?
—Justin Worland/baku, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Alas, those shoes have lost all linkage to the sport that birthed them.
—Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
The explicit linkage of price and affordability – that low prices automatically make something affordable – reflects the reductive thinking about broadband adoption that has prevailed for years.
—Michael Santorelli, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for linkage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
Noun
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Bezos and Zuckerberg, with whom Trump previously had contentious relationships, have gone out of their way to get closer to him this time around.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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His toxic relationship with his former chemistry teacher led to kidnapping, torture, two dead girlfriends, and then some.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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That program helps youth who, like her, have been in alternative, foster, kinship, adoption or residential care by providing them access to with peer advocates through a partnership with YMCA Community Action Programs.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Water signs might feel a close kinship with Moesha's half-brother Dorian, while Fire signs are most like Moesha's nemesis Alicia.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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New technology, like the Starlink satellite communications units used by both sides for drones and other system, are rapidly becoming more affordable and would likely replace cellphone connections if these are unavailable.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Instead of zoning out on your phone, be open to small moments of connection.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2025
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After the Madison shooting, a separate social media user noted their association and tweeted at the FBI, accusing Henderson and others of having prior warning.—
Phoebe Petrovic,
ProPublica,
25 Jan. 2025
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Now, with the LLCs owning at least half of the units but lacking the 80% threshold required under state law to terminate the condo association and control the property, holdout owners are playing hardball.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Their results show a factor of between three and five improvement in detail and accuracy in the FLI analysis compared to two- and three-point correlation functions.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Porsche was building exquisite lightweight sports cars long before the 917K came along, but the incidence of drivers who drove one in period who then went and bought one later in life is an interesting correlation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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