Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of dot connection.
The 9/11 commission successfully mobilized public opinion to put dot-connection first and privacy protection last.
2005 April 10, William Safire, “Goodbye to Privacy”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 20152 more examples
Inquiries have typically been met with silence, deflection, or abrupt refusal to engage. That has only left room for some dot-connection, reading between the lines, or abject confusion.
2019 November 24, Michael Lee, “Jimmy Butler boos, Josh Richardson buckets and a reunion for both players that answered a few lingering questions”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025So could Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch be planning a similar coup d’état with Garoppolo by exchanging him for soon-to-be free agent Tom Brady? It’s a scenario, albeit one that seems to be fueled by speculation and dot-connection more than rock-solid reporting, that’s caught fire during this tinder-dry period for NFL news.
2020 March 5, Matt Barrows, “Here’s everything the 49ers have said about Jimmy Garoppolo since the Super Bowl”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2026
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dot-connection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot-connection
“dot-connection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dot-connection. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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