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Connections Hint & Answer #1217

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SHADOW

FEED

GATHER

DRAFT

KICK

THESIS

BEAT

NOTES

FIGURE

OUTLINE

PROFILE

MESSAGES

SUPPOSE

IMAGINE

NOTIFICATIONS

YYellow groupEasiest

Yellow group · easiest

Research and revision tools come together as an argument takes shape on the page.
USEFUL WHEN WRITING A PAPER
DRAFTNOTESOUTLINETHESISDRAFT — a paper starts as a first DRAFT you revise before final submission; NOTES — you take NOTES from sources while researching; OUTLINE — an OUTLINE organizes your paper's structure before you write it; THESIS — the THESIS states the paper's central argument.

GGreen groupFairly easy

Green group · fairly easy

If you're fairly certain of something without proof, these verbs all fit.
PRESUME
FIGUREGATHERIMAGINESUPPOSEFIGURE — to FIGURE means to assume or believe something to be true; GATHER — to GATHER means to conclude or presume ("I gather you're leaving"); IMAGINE — to IMAGINE means to suppose something is the case; SUPPOSE — to SUPPOSE means to assume something without proof.

BBlue groupTricky

Blue group · tricky

The parts of an app you tap through when checking what's new, who pinged you, and how you appear to others.
SOCIAL MEDIA SECTIONS
FEEDMESSAGESNOTIFICATIONSPROFILEFEED — the FEED is the scrolling stream of posts on a platform; MESSAGES — MESSAGES is the section for direct private chats; NOTIFICATIONS — NOTIFICATIONS shows alerts about likes, replies, and follows; PROFILE — your PROFILE page displays your bio and posts.

PPurple groupTrickiest — wordplay

Purple group · trickiest — wordplay

Each of these pairs with a sporty word following to form something you might watch online or in a gym.
___BOXING
BEATKICKSHADOWUNBEAT — BEATBOXING is the word with BEAT in front, making vocal percussion; KICK — KICKBOXING is the word with KICK in front, a fighting sport; SHADOW — SHADOWBOXING is the word with SHADOW in front, sparring with an imaginary opponent; UN — UNBOXING is the word with UN in front, opening a product on camera.

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