as in merging
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
abhors the combining of business and pleasure at sales conferences
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as in connecting
to come together to form a single unit
the room's highly varied design elements combine to form a harmonious whole
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as in mixing
to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout
combine the sugar and flour in a bowl
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Recent Examples of combining
Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Shoddy-Mushroom-8456/Shoddy-Mushroom-8456 Others thought Bella could be a Goldador—a popular cross between a golden retriever and a Labrador retriever, combining the traits of both breeds.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
By combining hierarchical planning, reinforcement learning, and motion data drawn from human players, the project provides a blueprint for building robots that are efficient and intuitive in their movements.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
By combining national reach with local precision, technology with design expertise, and execution with vision, Ethosource is setting a new standard for how companies can bring their culture to life through space.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
By combining epidemiological models with explicit cost trade-offs, MPC offers decision makers a clearer view of the consequences of their choices.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Yes, Rimowa is a luxury workhorse, combining quality and performance in a single suitcase.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
The move would effectively dilute the voting power of Missouri’s largest city, combining the voters in Kansas City’s urban areas with residents living in the rural, Republican-leaning parts of the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
The growth of Studiocanal, led by Anna Marsh, is a priority for the Canal+ group, and combining our business with UGC would enable us to accelerate this development.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
An impending roadblock is combining with the Senate, whose NDAA version has a topline of $925 billion.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Shoddy-Mushroom-8456/Shoddy-Mushroom-8456 Others thought Bella could be a Goldador—a popular cross between a golden retriever and a Labrador retriever, combining the traits of both breeds.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
By combining hierarchical planning, reinforcement learning, and motion data drawn from human players, the project provides a blueprint for building robots that are efficient and intuitive in their movements.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
By combining national reach with local precision, technology with design expertise, and execution with vision, Ethosource is setting a new standard for how companies can bring their culture to life through space.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
By combining epidemiological models with explicit cost trade-offs, MPC offers decision makers a clearer view of the consequences of their choices.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Yes, Rimowa is a luxury workhorse, combining quality and performance in a single suitcase.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
The move would effectively dilute the voting power of Missouri’s largest city, combining the voters in Kansas City’s urban areas with residents living in the rural, Republican-leaning parts of the state.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
The growth of Studiocanal, led by Anna Marsh, is a priority for the Canal+ group, and combining our business with UGC would enable us to accelerate this development.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combining
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Local food in Hawai‘i is singular, defined by the natural merging of flavors across the islands’ many diasporas.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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The merging of the modern and traditional is an effort to help people find God in a new way, said Reverend Jason Roberson, the head priest at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, and to mark the church’s entry into a new century.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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After congregants walked around reflecting and connecting with the Cathedral, Roberson resumed services with familiar rituals —communion, peace offerings and prayers.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The museum’s plans for Excelsior Club included restoring the existing two-story structure and adding a connecting history center focused on local and regional Black history.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Instead of the old-school triangle eyes and jagged mouth designs, this year's top trends are all about mixing tradition with fresh tools and vibrant colors.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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Start by mixing a small amount of pH-neutral dish soap in a bucket with warm water.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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These characteristics make the merger an almost exact replica of that first, groundbreaking detection from 10 years ago, according to Isi.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Big changes—like new laws, industry mergers or new technology—can quickly change how valuable an investment is.—
Jack Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In 2025, organizers told the Detroit Free Press, part of the USA TODAY Network, the show would be reverting to a blended approach, fusing a consumer focus with automotive experiences like thrill rides and Indy Car demonstrations.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Held at One Hanson Place in Brooklyn, the evening was a multisensory event fusing the worlds of fashion, art and culinary.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another way Dr Pepper is evolving its storytelling is integrating into existing programming like The Pat McAfee Show during the show’s signature commercial-free hour.—
Kristi Dosh,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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For Yang’s microscope, the network instantly reconstructs high-resolution details across a large 3D volume, integrating data from all 100 lenslets into a single coherent image.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Francis was leading from a place of unification and camaraderie where all of these boys, Stebbins included, don’t want to see each other falter and don’t want to see each other die.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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And many additional ideas in theoretical physics seek to add in additional symmetries, additional dimensions, additional extra particles, or additional unification frameworks.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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In partnership with Danny Wimmer Presents, founder and coordinator of Bourbon & Beyond, this year’s World Bourbon Toast will stream live from the event's main stage, uniting music fans, and bourbon lovers in every time zone.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tezduyar’s view since 1990 has been uniting the two representations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Combining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combining. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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