Fri, Nov 13

Connections Hints & Answers Today #1251

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EXPOSURE

SURF

TRUST

SCROLL

PUBLICITY

WAVES

PRESS

FREEZE

WATER SKIER

BARGE

BROWSE

TRAILER

COVERAGE

TEASER

GLIDER

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

Four different ways to move around looking at what's online.
USE THE INTERNET
BROWSESCROLLSEARCHSURFand SURF are all verbs for activities you do online (scrolling a feed, searching the web, surfing sites, browsing pages).

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

Things can really pile up when the spotlight finds you and everyone starts talking.
MEDIA ATTENTION
COVERAGEEXPOSUREPRESSPUBLICITYand PUBLICITY all mean attention from news media, like getting press coverage or public exposure.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

Each of these needs something else to do the pulling, since none can move off on its own.
THINGS THAT ARE TOWED
BARGEGLIDERTRAILERWATER SKIERa BARGE is pulled by a tugboat, a GLIDER is pulled aloft by a plane, a TRAILER is pulled by a car, and a WATER SKIER is pulled behind a boat.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Each can follow the same word for an organ of thought to form a familiar phrase.
BRAIN ___
FREEZETEASERTRUSTWAVESFREEZE makes "brain freeze," TEASER makes "brain teaser," TRUST makes "brain trust," and WAVES makes "brain waves," all common phrases ending with these words.

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All four groups

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