combined 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of combinednext
as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group a combined effort on the part of all of the members

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combined

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verb

past tense of combine
1
as in fused
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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2
as in merged
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combined
  1. collective
  2. fused
  3. merged
  4. joint
  5. connected
  6. integrated
  7. shared
  8. joined
Adjective
  • The busy news cycle will quickly move on from Insurance-Fraud Bear, and soon this whole ordeal will fade from our collective memory, much like the many silly bear stories of yesteryear.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • That’s the role Santa, who loves children but (according to some versions of the legend) is childless himself, plays in the pop-culture collective psyche, which makes Asner’s Santa really click.
    Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of collective
Verb
  • Certain designs are transparent, others fused with a gold powder, giving them an iridescent sheen.
    Alex Wynne, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The group presented collections that fused together ancestral know-how with future-thinking designs.
    Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of fused
Verb
  • Rogers & Cowan merged with PMK*BNC (the previous union of two other big Hollywood PR firms) in July 2019 to encompass more than 500 clients across film, TV, music, fashion, sports and more.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Helene conjured rains in the area days before the massive cyclone arrived in the state, and merged with other storm systems, which resulted in even more rain.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of merged
Adjective
  • The filing also details the company's investment in seven joint ventures, with a 40%-50% ownership interest, contributing $909,207 to net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • For married couples filing a joint return, only $500,000 is excluded from taxes.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of joint
Verb
  • Ben Brown, a 49-year-old creative director in the United Kingdom, said his Sonos app still says his speakers are not connected.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • She, too, is connected to Bell, who was the voice of Gossip Girl herself, a fact a whole new generation will soon discover when the full series returns to American Netflix on October 29 (here's every single episode, ranked).
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Microsoft has integrated its flagship AI product, Copilot, into its suite of business apps.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Google has integrated its Gemini GAI models into search, providing a summary of search topics alongside traditional results.
    Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of integrated
Adjective
  • Even as a young band, R.E.M. refused label advances and shared music publishing equally among the four members.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Only then will audiences want to engage in cultural experiences that celebrate our shared humanity and be willing to pay a sustainable price to share in those experiences.
    Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of shared
Verb
  • Reporters Kat Tenbarge and Kevin Collier spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Noëlle Polo, a 22-year-old Texan, joined Bluesky the night after the election.
    Kevin Collier, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of joined
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