YOKING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

yoking

verb

present participle of yoke

as in connecting

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole yoked several ideas together to come up with a new theory

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Recent Examples of yoking That legacy echoes in our every cell, yoking our fates to the vast unicellular realm, where creatures such as protozoans navigate threats, seek succor and sense their way from life to death. — Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025 One such example can be found in the Latin mythological text Fabulae, in which the sisters of Phaethon are transformed into poplar trees as punishment for yoking his chariot without their father’s permission. — Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025 But then come the passages of cockeyed brilliance—such as this one, yoking Nicholas’s philosophical meditation on the nature of subjective perception to the 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island. — Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025

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Organizers also have transformed portions of Figueroa Street into a festival corridor connecting the venues.

— City News Service, Daily News, 2 July 2026
The integrated workflow is intended to reduce the need for separate software tools by connecting chip design with evaluation board development in one process.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

Definition of connecting

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According to the researchers, future electronic-photonic systems will likely require multiple coupling technologies, each balancing manufacturing complexity, optical efficiency, and integration density differently.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
In the first three weeks of the experience, each couple splits, with each person coupling up with someone new.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

Definition of coupling

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And the work ahead, such as integrating new brands, scaling existing ones and building toward our larger vision for Bridges, gets to happen on top of something durable.

— John Speranza, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Google is integrating Gemini into its browser and powering Apple’s Siri intelligence.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of integrating

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North Carolina is not reporting any outbreaks and has not identified a common source linking the cases as of Monday, July 6, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

— Eva Flowe July 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
The companies said their new solution answers that call by linking Pickle’s robotic unloaders with Ambi’s AmbiStack system.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of linking

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Karl Mayer’s new Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen, Germany, is designed around that idea, combining textile development, testing and training under one roof.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
The advantage of combining the antibodies became clear when the viruses were repeatedly exposed to treatment.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of combining

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The duo’s latest work suggests that the apes can create new meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs — something akin to syntax, which was once thought to be a unique hallmark of human language.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
In early November, Edie Harmon, who has documented border wall activity in the Jacumba Wilderness since 2020, learned that Marines were stringing wire in an area called Skull Valley.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Definition of stringing

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This concern should not be a barrier to modernizing and interconnecting our grid to enable approvals for renewable energy projects.

— James Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Most cabins hold two or three guests, with some interconnecting cabins available.

— Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026

Definition of interconnecting

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