connection
noun
con·nec·tion
kə-ˈnek-shən 
1
: the act of connecting : the state of being connected: such as
a
: causal or logical relation or sequence
the connection between two ideas
b(1)
: contextual relation or association
In this connection the word has a different meaning.
(2)
: relationship in fact
wanted in connection with a robbery
c
: a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties)
Family connections can make getting a job much easier.
d
: coherence, continuity
… a confused multitude without order or connection.—
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3
: a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest
has powerful connections
4
5
Synonyms
Examples of connection in a Sentence
The state plans to improve roads that serve as connections between major highways.
There is a fee for connection to the town's water supply.
All classrooms will be wired for connection to the Internet.
connections between thought and language
Investigators found no connection between the two fires.
The school has no connection with the museum.
Evidence suggests there's a connection between the languages.
I'm not sure I see the connection.
Our family feels a deep connection to the land.
the connection between smoking and lung cancer
Recent Examples on the Web
But the San Diego Association of Governments announced in February that the connection is still years away.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
From that day forward, Falaschi allegedly instructed workers — at least seven over the years — to go out, often at night, and divert water through the illicit connection into the district’s water system.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Nearly 60 people were booked into the Travis County Jail in connection to the protest, Travis County sheriff's office spokesperson Kristen Dark said.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
Police on April 18 arrested Jesus Banegas, 43, in connection to the incident and charged him with a hit-and-run resulting in injury, according to CBS 13.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 27 Apr. 2024
The Commission of Higher Education oversees two funding programs outlined in the bill: an intermediary grant program to build more connections between schools, students and the workforce and a career coaching grant program to make students aware of career options after high school.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Ted Cruz supposedly was having five secret affairs and his father was alleged to have a connection with JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
—David Bauder, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
Bracken successfully straddles the prickly tonal line between unsettling seriousness and flippant sarcasm as the resolute Darcy harnesses her connection to the dead to elucidate the truth about what happened to her beloved Dani.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Affidavit details information leading to suspects arrests and their connection to Butler and Kelley.
—Josh Dulaney, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
From that day forward, Falaschi allegedly instructed workers — at least seven over the years — to go out, often at night, and divert water through the illicit connection into the district’s water system.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Nearly 60 people were booked into the Travis County Jail in connection to the protest, Travis County sheriff's office spokesperson Kristen Dark said.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
Police on April 18 arrested Jesus Banegas, 43, in connection to the incident and charged him with a hit-and-run resulting in injury, according to CBS 13.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 27 Apr. 2024
The Commission of Higher Education oversees two funding programs outlined in the bill: an intermediary grant program to build more connections between schools, students and the workforce and a career coaching grant program to make students aware of career options after high school.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2024
Ted Cruz supposedly was having five secret affairs and his father was alleged to have a connection with JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.
—David Bauder, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2024
Bracken successfully straddles the prickly tonal line between unsettling seriousness and flippant sarcasm as the resolute Darcy harnesses her connection to the dead to elucidate the truth about what happened to her beloved Dani.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Affidavit details information leading to suspects arrests and their connection to Butler and Kelley.
—Josh Dulaney, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Connection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/connection. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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connection
noun
con·nec·tion
kə-ˈnek-shən
1
: the act of connecting
2
: the fact or condition of being connected : relationship
the connection between dirt and disease
3
a
: a thing that connects
b
: a means of communication
a bad telephone connection
c
: a means of continuing a trip (as by train)
4
a
: a person connected with others (as by kinship)
b
: a social, professional, or commercial relationship
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