interconnected 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of interconnectednext
as in interrelated

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verb

past tense of interconnect
as in connected
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole we interconnected all of our audio and video components to get the full home theater experience

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Recent Examples of interconnected
Adjective
Prosecutors describe the drug trafficking and torture conspiracies as interconnected, asserting that proceeds from corruption and narcotics trafficking helped Maduro and Flores maintain the loyalty of officials who enforced their rule. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 That interconnected structure could help prevent localized crystal defects from completely blocking ion transport. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
And the trade war with Canada has complicated the American seafood industry’s relationship with a country it has long been interconnected with, fishermen said. — Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026 Those ideas can then be interchanged and interconnected depending on client need. — Mohan Nair, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interconnected
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interconnected
  1. interrelated
  2. connected
  3. associated
  4. integrated
  5. joined
  6. coupled
  7. related
Adjective
  • Not listed are some other interrelated organizations Wright has affiliated with that oppose gender-affirming care, including the Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine and Genspect's Killarney Group think tank.
    — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Studies like this underscore the many interrelated factors and moving pieces that contribute to trustworthiness.
    — Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of interrelated
Verb
  • So the two started chatting and wondered if there was a resource where they could get connected to couples having a wedding in their area who needed a seat-filler of sorts.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The two filmmakers had been struggling to get anyone else in Holmes’s orbit on-camera when Emma Stone, a close friend of Fielder’s, connected him with Amanda Seyfried.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of connected
Adjective
  • Many of its associated effects can lag behind the event's onset.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Data center companies and associated utility firms, chipmakers and cloud providers are expected to raise between $300 billion and $570 billion from the debt market this year, according to Vanguard.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of associated
Verb
  • Pan Yan The substance is integrated into a transparent, medium-sized insert designed to fit onto a garbage bin lid.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The disruption hit myriad services provided by Yandex, a tech giant akin to Google whose services are deeply integrated into daily life in Russia and whose digital infrastructure other third-party platforms rely on.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of integrated
Adjective
  • The containers have been heavily modified, with two joined side-by-side and the third placed on top at one end.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Jones, the former Apple exec who recently re-joined Amazon, padded out the programming wish list.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of joined
Verb
  • Later that same year, the researchers coupled their thorium apparatus to an optical atomic clock, proving that these excited nuclei can serve as high-precision timekeepers.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The uptick in ridership was kneecapped by the company’s tension between the need to raise fares and its need to bring in more passengers, wrote Fitch Ratings in its analysis that coupled a credit downgrading earlier this year.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of coupled
Adjective
  • Advertisement No other countries have confirmed related breaches so far.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The ban covers textiles, leather, furs and hides in clothing, footwear and other related accessories for the general public.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Interconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interconnected. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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