as in connects
to fit (two or more things) together securely
She interlocked her fingers with his.
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This downtown hotel connects directly to the Grand Wayne Convention Center and is within a stone’s throw of the botanical garden and some of Fort Wayne’s top restaurants like Proximo and The Hoppy Gnome.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Cedillo previously testified that a fingerprint on a door handle from the Chevrolet Equinox is among evidence that connects Tyreion Nixon-Clark, a brother of Jay Nixon-Clark, to the Steel Dust Drive scene.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated February 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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The ensuing density of pattern pressing against pattern animates a play of geometries and rhythms that links Keïta’s visual schemas to those of European abstraction.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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In the video, Swift keeps a rock as her bff and links up with Gleeson, who is in a painful relationship with a small cactus that transforms into Swift after a squirt from the Opalite spray.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the plaintiff, questioned Mosseri on Wednesday about whether Instagram chooses profits over the health and safety of minors and whether Mosseri oversees an app that hooks younger users.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The cat who reaches through the kennel bars and hooks a paw around your finger.—
Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ondrejka joins the software company, which focuses on technology designed for military staff, to expand AI capabilities and integrate advanced wargaming, modeling, and simulation tools through the company’s acquisition of Battle Road Digital.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Spears joins a growing list of accomplished artists that have parted ways with their music catalogs.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Innovate Energy combines Mike’s personal journey with the nuclear power’s broader evolution into a movement and a book aimed at people running mines, mills, and remote operations who are tired of gambling on the grid.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Volkswagen’s The Force, 2011 Just try to resist smiling while watching this adorable Volkswagen commercial, which combines youthful ambition and some loving sleight of hand.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2026
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To this end, consumers are waiting for the global rollout of the Meta Ray-Ban Display model, which integrates a display in the right lens to show wearers incoming messages, previews of photos to capture, video calls and visual AI information.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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The model integrates with current workflows, offering flexibility.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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This parade will be visible across New York Harbor and dovetails with the new mayor’s goal of spreading tourists around the five boroughs.—
John Calvelli,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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As reported, their arrival dovetails with the departure of Mellin, who is exiting on April 1 and who led projects around the Winter Games.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hannah has created a story that fuses classic possession horror with contemporary political tension in a way that feels bold and deeply human.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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Of all the nominees, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS is the most ambitious conceptually and stylistically, a moving and invigorating tribute to Puerto Rico that fuses Bad Bunny's trademark reggaeton with traditional sounds from his homeland, including plena, salsa, and jíbaro.—
Jason Lamphier,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Interlocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlocks. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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