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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. 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 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 Most importantly, smell matters because all our senses concatenate and build on each other. Wired, 2 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concatenate
Verb
  • Teams from the Myanmar Red Cross Society are also working to connect hospitals and clinics with emergency blood donations.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
  • But that doesn’t come through with AI; that’s not a tube connected to that source.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The good news for the Suns is that Durant is still here and destroying teams, and Phoenix is finally stringing wins together, including notable ones against winning teams like the Cavaliers and Bucks. Josh Giddey and the Bulls are on an improbable roll.
    Law Murray, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Theirs sits on the ground, just bare bulbs screwed into the ends of copper piping strung with wires, powering through a wondrous cycle of dimming and illumination, conjuring electricity’s arrival to the Marble Palace long ago.
    Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • While the material isn’t new to the design world—it’s been integrated into interiors for thousands of years—its popularity hasn’t waned, especially in recent decades.
    Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Spirits brands seamlessly integrate into music, fashion, sports, and pop culture.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • At least half of the Yankees’ regular lineup is using them as Jazz Chisholm Jr, Anthony Volpe, Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt and Austin Wells combined for nine of the 15 homers.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Booker and Jones combined for 29 points and 14 rebounds in Texas’ Sweet Sixteen win over Tennessee on Saturday.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ground source heat pumps coupled to thermal networks (like the thermal loop at CAS) can also provide energy storage for additional efficiency and cost savings.
    David Englert, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, with Janine and Gregory happily coupled and in love, Abbott shifts the spotlight onto another slow burn with Ava and O’Shon circling each other as the season progresses.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025

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“Concatenate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concatenate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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