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as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole
concatenate several lists of instructions into a single master file
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as in to string
to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread
the movie actually concatenates into one extended narrative several episodes from various books in the series
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Recent Examples of concatenate
Presidential Administrations, so often wildly divergent one from the other in tone and in political direction, are concatenated by this littlest nod toward God.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
During the check, the implementation executes a command to concatenate it with the email domain, without any checks for malicious characters that may be contained in it.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
Most importantly, smell matters because all our senses concatenate and build on each other.
—Wired, 2 Aug. 2022
The vehicle utilizes its unique roll mechanism design together with the switching control strategy to concatenate a series of steady wings-level and turning flights and accomplish behaviors comparable to air gliders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2019
Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
During the check, the implementation executes a command to concatenate it with the email domain, without any checks for malicious characters that may be contained in it.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024
Most importantly, smell matters because all our senses concatenate and build on each other.
—Wired, 2 Aug. 2022
The vehicle utilizes its unique roll mechanism design together with the switching control strategy to concatenate a series of steady wings-level and turning flights and accomplish behaviors comparable to air gliders.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concatenate
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CitizenShipper connects pet owners with drivers who specialize in transporting animals.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The fourth episode depicts him as a negligent and emotionally abusive lover to Satan, further connecting him to the show’s previous portrayals of Saddam Hussein.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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A lot of the time in this industry, people are stringing people along or not being decisive or being conservative with their decision-making.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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Belarus state news agency Belta posted footage of Polish personnel stringing concertina wire and putting up barriers overnight.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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There’s some good advice on how to integrate the Infinity Stones into tabletop stories.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Grok is what happens when a mercurical man of tremendous wealth and influence builds one of the world’s most powerful AI models and then integrates it into a major social-media platform that has become, under his direction, a hub for white supremacy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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The scent is smoky yet sweet, spicy yet smooth, dark but with an underlying lightness—the result of combining clean white musk with rose, tobacco, suede, and cumin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The country now surpasses the cocaine production of South American countries Peru and Bolivia combined.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Islanders couple up while looking to survive re-couplings and avoid being dumped from the villa.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Samsung has created a unique user experience by coupling its foldables with software optimizations like multitasking support, split-screen modes and stylus compatibility.—
Mark Vena,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Concatenate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concatenate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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