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to come or be together as friends
former classmates who hooked up and started a business together
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Recent Examples of hooked up
Ruisz and Durkin hooked up again on a 51-yard TD pass midway through the second quarter as the Eagles built a 28-0 halftime lead on the way to avenging last season’s 42-27 loss to the Thunderbolts and giving Murphy a win in his debut as Sandburg’s head coach.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
For decades, scientists have chased a mystery about how proteins’ building blocks first hooked up with RNA, the molecule carrying life’s code.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
When Mormon mom Ruby Franke hooked up with rogue counselor Jodi Hildebrandt, the duo briefly rose to fame before their disturbing disciplinary methods drew criticism, then arrests.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Barton emphasizes the otherworldly nature of these AU characters with the intro’s most spectacular stunts, which see Jennifer Holland and David Denman spinning in the air in slow-motion and launching up without coming back down, requiring both to be hooked up to a wire rig.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
The White Bridge Road campus also has a classroom that mimics a hospital room with a dummy that gives birth and a miniature dummy hooked up to tubes that offers training on caring for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
In the video, Munn, 45, is in her hospital bed, hooked up to machines and wearing a hairnet.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Yet the Dutch authorities openly accept there have been numerous other cases whereby past and present players have hooked up with serious criminals, particularly in the last 10 to 15 years.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the stainless steel plumbing fixtures—which come fully installed and ready to be hooked up to a water line—add modern flair to the tiny home.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
For decades, scientists have chased a mystery about how proteins’ building blocks first hooked up with RNA, the molecule carrying life’s code.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
When Mormon mom Ruby Franke hooked up with rogue counselor Jodi Hildebrandt, the duo briefly rose to fame before their disturbing disciplinary methods drew criticism, then arrests.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Barton emphasizes the otherworldly nature of these AU characters with the intro’s most spectacular stunts, which see Jennifer Holland and David Denman spinning in the air in slow-motion and launching up without coming back down, requiring both to be hooked up to a wire rig.
—Oliver Sava, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
The White Bridge Road campus also has a classroom that mimics a hospital room with a dummy that gives birth and a miniature dummy hooked up to tubes that offers training on caring for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
In the video, Munn, 45, is in her hospital bed, hooked up to machines and wearing a hairnet.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Yet the Dutch authorities openly accept there have been numerous other cases whereby past and present players have hooked up with serious criminals, particularly in the last 10 to 15 years.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the stainless steel plumbing fixtures—which come fully installed and ready to be hooked up to a water line—add modern flair to the tiny home.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooked up
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This approach has enabled Apex to scale quickly while maintaining the stability and resources associated with a corporate partnership.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Bowlan had to learn the nuances associated with relief work, from arm care to consistent throwing.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The end of winter break was nearing for the two university students, who had traveled to Urbana to visit other water polo players at the University of Illinois, Abraham’s father told CNN.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Watts said the child welfare agency also will maintain collaboration with public health officials, law enforcement and treatment providers to prevent tragedies connected to fentanyl and other drugs.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Hope in Dave Canales, the second-year head coach whose optimism-springs-eternal approach has this team feeling connected.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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EDTIn a press conference, authorities shared security camera footage of the gunman running across a roof and jumping down from a building before leaving the Utah Valley University campus.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The design leans rustic (give or take a couple of Togo chairs), with moss green paneling, tartan upholstery, and wood beams running throughout.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings joined the company’s board in May 2025 after giving more than $20 million to Democrats, including $7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Toni Trucks joined Franklin & Bash in its fourth season as Anita Haskins, a recent law school graduate eager to prove herself.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two 10GbE ports can be bonded using link aggregation which means a NAS device could be accessed at speeds up to 20Gb/s, all from a laptop with a Thunderbolt 5 port.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In Pilsen – which has seen declining crime and increasing gentrification in recent years – people who bonded with Toledo have sought to provide him some dignity in death.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The video, released Thursday night, showed a person running across a rooftop of the building from which the fatal round was fired before climbing down and dropping to the ground.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Pittman noted the Rebels didn’t run their offense at their standard lightning pace for much of the game and did a lot of looks to the sidelines for late play adjustments.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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Stylish pieces that can be mixed together or worn individually are what the collection is all about.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hearn said the only real logistical change is how cars need to have their fuel systems fully flushed when switching between different fuels, and two fuels (sustainable and regular, for example) can’t be mixed in the same tank.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Hooked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooked%20up. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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