as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the drama club's hookup with a local acting company provided several aspiring young actors with experience doing summer theater
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as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
former classmates who hooked up and started a business together
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Recent Examples of hookup
Jason Parham, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
On a recent episode of Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy, the comedian and actress, 43, sat down with the 30-year-old podcast host to discuss everything from hookups to her early childhood.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
All three were hooked up to machines that provided a readout of their vital signs, and all three were prepared to have a syringe of manufactured blood injected into their veins.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
In spite of Gen Z ditching dating apps in favor of IRL hookups, user growth on Feeld has increased 30 percent year-over-year since 2022.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
On a recent episode of Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy, the comedian and actress, 43, sat down with the 30-year-old podcast host to discuss everything from hookups to her early childhood.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
When Plaza warns her teen self not to hook up with the new guy who’s caught her eye, her younger version ignores the advice, leading to a twist that’s romantically powerful.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
All three were hooked up to machines that provided a readout of their vital signs, and all three were prepared to have a syringe of manufactured blood injected into their veins.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hookup
Noun
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Before leaving for Tokyo, Jacobs spoke with WWD about his return to Japan and the impetus behind doing an exclusive partnership in Japan with Isetan.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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It’s being done in coordination with the Black Archives of Mid-America, which publishes a Black history booklet in partnership with the Kansas City Public Library and the Local Investment Commission, also known as LINC.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That includes parents who want some time to themselves or guests traveling without kids.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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The power-sapping safety measure was first installed after Bobby Allison’s car, traveling at 210 mph, went airborne and tore through the catchfence at Talladega Superspeedway in 1987.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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The professional golf player and the former cheerleader kept their relationship private at first, but Bogdanski has since cheered him on through many tournaments.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Leaders who embrace storytelling and transparency build stronger relationships and foster trust.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Lung conditions associated with clubbed fingernails include: Lung cancer: About 80% of secondary cases are triggered by lung cancer.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
14 Feb. 2025
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That can add up quickly, so what are the risks associated with too much sugar in the body?—
Angela Altomare,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2025
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One of the dogs had attacked before The condo association where the Withers lived filed a civil lawsuit in April to force the removal of the dogs.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The correspondents association said the case had been referred to police in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The charge in Valparaiso wasn’t the first time Perryman had run afoul of the law, according to two documents The Post-Tribune received Friday evening.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Later, the Vice President met with Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany’s nationalist AfD party, some of whose officials have downplayed the Holocaust and embraced Nazi rhetoric, and which has run second in pre-election polling.—
Massimo Calabresi/Dachau,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude were inspired by how the waterway connected Miami and its diverse neighborhoods.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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The project, as it was originally envisioned, would connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in two hours and 40 minutes with 220-mile-per-hour trains, among the fastest in the world, at a cost of $33 billion.—
Ralph Vartabedian,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Professors and therapists Richard Schwartz and Jacqueline Olds from Harvard Medical School investigated the connection between areas of the brain and love.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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So much of the album is about struggling with connections, struggling to have faith that the world is going to get better, that your life is going to get better.—
Taylor Mims,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Hookup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hookup. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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