conjoining 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of conjoiningnext
as in overlapping

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conjoining

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verb

present participle of conjoin
1
as in combining
to come together to form a single unit several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square

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2
as in cooperating
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural conglomerates

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3
as in collaborating
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end government agencies and private charities have conjoined to bring relief to the famine-stricken nation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjoining
  1. collaborating
  2. uniting
  3. underlying
  4. merging
Verb
  • And, just as significantly, this argument de-emphasizes the possibility of collaborating with adversaries on limiting military AI systems, favoring arms race over arms control.
    Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, the firm works on projects throughout the region, including Manhattan town houses and Hamptons retreats, frequently collaborating with in-demand architects and designers.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of collaborating
Verb
  • Keep track of everything Sims want to do to live their life to the fullest with Soul’s Journey, an all encompassing reward system uniting Aspirations and Wants.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Hungarian oak balances the three, providing depth while uniting the finishes into one balanced flavor profile.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of uniting
Adjective
  • There's also the vast and the invisible underlying logic telling everything how to function.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Since the intelligence agencies do not usually bother to debunk such individual bits of false propaganda, the sudden flurry of public notifications indicates the severity of the threat that U.S. spies now see in the underlying Russian plot against the election.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of underlying
Verb
  • Over the next decade, the district is considering changes that would better spread its students and academic programs across its 144 schools — which will likely mean closing and merging some schools while upgrading others, according to early plans.
    Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The company launched its online sportsbooks on the market in 2023 after merging with PointsBet.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of merging
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