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What does connect the dots mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word connect the dots? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (literally) To attempt to complete a puzzle in which dots on a paper must be connected in a specific order so that the joining lines form a picture.
  2. (by extension) To make connections in one's mind, arriving at a more holistic understanding of a situation.
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Guide the kids to connect the dots on the diagram on the first page, which outlines the visual pathway.
I cannot quite connect the dots, quite frankly, between what the member is speaking about and the bill we are supposed to be debating.
The arguments that many have made, relative to the so-called failure to connect the dots, appear to be specious, at best.
They require specialized tools and software to help connect the dots in their research.
It was through our ability to connect the dots across many institutions and provinces that the pattern suggestive of a common problem emerged.
A highly visible, multimedia advertising campaign will connect the dots between tobacco contraband and organized crime.

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