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join the dots

join the dots verb: synonym of connect the dots.

Verb

join the dots (third-person singular simple present joins the dots, present participle joining the dots, simple past and past participle joined the dots)

  1. Synonym of connect the dots.
    • “All the technologies I describe in my novel already exist,” she said. “Automised job appraisals, AI-generated scripts, micro-housing, the coupling of surveillance and insurance, the burning council estates: it’s all already here. You just have to look at it and join the dots.”2019 June 30, Philip Oltermann, quoting Sibylle Berg, “German sci-fi fans lap up dystopian tales of Brexit Britain”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of join the dots

Forms of join the dots

third-person singular presentjoins the dots
present participlejoining the dots
past participlejoined the dots
pastjoined the dots

Origin of join the dots

See connect the dots.

Questions about join the dots

What does join the dots mean?
Join the dots means synonym of connect the dots.
What part of speech is join the dots?
Join the dots is a verb.
What is the past tense of join the dots?
The past tense of join the dots is joined the dots.

Words near join the dots in the dictionary

  1. join out
  2. join point
  3. join points
  4. join the choir invisible
  5. join the club
  6. join the dots
  7. join the majority
  8. join tree
  9. join trees
  10. join up
  11. join'd

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