as in relationship
the fact or state of having something in common
the accountants noticed a linkage between the two supposedly independent companies
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Recent Examples of linkage
Winfield proposed removing the $70 million from the plan’s funds for Tucson’s Bus Rapid Transit project and using that funding for contingency and wildlife linkages.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
Will the linkage of climate and trade actually help cut global emissions?
—Justin Worland/baku, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Alas, those shoes have lost all linkage to the sport that birthed them.
—Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
The explicit linkage of price and affordability – that low prices automatically make something affordable – reflects the reductive thinking about broadband adoption that has prevailed for years.
—Michael Santorelli, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
Will the linkage of climate and trade actually help cut global emissions?
—Justin Worland/baku, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Alas, those shoes have lost all linkage to the sport that birthed them.
—Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
The explicit linkage of price and affordability – that low prices automatically make something affordable – reflects the reductive thinking about broadband adoption that has prevailed for years.
—Michael Santorelli, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linkage
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As 2025 begins, Microsoft faces a more tenuous relationship with artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which the company has backed to the tune of over $13 billion.Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Well, the relationship between munis and the 10-year Treasury rate is clear in the chart below.Brett Owens, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The results of the team's analysis revealed that all six individuals were biologically related, with varying degrees of kinship, in a family tree spanning at least four generations.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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If his passions remain separate, a kinship with skilled tradespeople, with people who physically make and do, runs deep.Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Globally, women make up 80% of solo travelers — 82% for Intrepid — reflecting a growing desire for meaningful travel that fosters empowerment and connection.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Sharpen your focus, enhance your connections, and turn disruption into a catalyst for growth.Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, there was one incident of unruly passenger behavior for every 480 flights compared to one for every 568 flights in 2022, the trade association said, without specifying how many of these incidents involved alcohol.Issy Ronald, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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On the flip side, conservative free market groups and law enforcement associations argue the proposal would amount to a ban on cigarettes, supercharging a black market for illicit products.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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While data is limited, a growing body of research suggests that there is a direct correlation between the two.Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 2 Jan. 2025
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There is also a direct correlation between minority locales and people with lower incomes.Harry Weller, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Linkage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linkage. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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