1
as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
the smaller countries signed an alliance pledging to protect one another against the belligerent behemoth in their midst
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as in coalition
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
an alliance between the French and the Algonquians to check Iroquois advances into their territory
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as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
in alliance with booksellers, the nation's schools are promoting National Reading Month
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Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan also left the alliance.
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Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
Blinken said there is reason to be concerned that the new administration might not follow through on initiatives that Biden’s national security team put into place to end the war in Gaza, help Ukraine get free of Russian interference and maintain strengthened alliances with key partners.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Embrace professional alliances as Venus fuses with Saturn.
—USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Part 1: How Hamas attacks upended Middle East and US-Israeli alliance forever
Part 2: ‘Another day of a living hell’: Families of Israeli hostages mark Oct. 7 anniversary
Part 3: Israel vowed to wipe out Hamas after Oct. 7.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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Kim Jarrett | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Jan. 2025
Blinken said there is reason to be concerned that the new administration might not follow through on initiatives that Biden’s national security team put into place to end the war in Gaza, help Ukraine get free of Russian interference and maintain strengthened alliances with key partners.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Embrace professional alliances as Venus fuses with Saturn.
—USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Part 1: How Hamas attacks upended Middle East and US-Israeli alliance forever
Part 2: ‘Another day of a living hell’: Families of Israeli hostages mark Oct. 7 anniversary
Part 3: Israel vowed to wipe out Hamas after Oct. 7.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alliance
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Losing such an integral part of the nation's economic fabric would be devastating, requiring trade agreements, treaties and work permits.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Under the terms of the New START treaty, U.S. and Russian officials are able to inspect each country's nuclear sites.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Watch on Deadline It is being organized by CA United, grassroots coalition of over 5,000 California residents and the Union Solidarity Coalition, which was founded by writer/directors who were moved to connect with crew affected by the 2023 WGA strike.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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America Is All In is a coalition of state, city, business and nonprofit leaders who came together in support of climate action when Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement during his first term in office in 2017.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Russia has also invested in combat robots, utilizing AI to modernize its military technology in partnership with China, developing UGVs such as the Uran-9, a robot tank, Platform-M, a rocket strike system, and the Soratnik, a seven-ton drone tank.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Early this month the company’s languishing shares, which traded below $5 for much of 2024, spiked 29% to close at $8.39 on news of tech partnerships with AI chip behemoth Nvidia and truck parts maker Continental.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The first Trump administration was able to get Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to sign those pacts, though the policy was implemented only in Guatemala, albeit fleetingly.—
Maria Abi-Habib,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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With longstanding divisions apparent among ministers, Israel delayed meetings expected on Thursday when the cabinet was expected to vote on the pact, blaming Hamas for the hold-up.—
Andrew Mills,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Aug. 2024
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After the Madison shooting, a separate social media user noted their association and tweeted at the FBI, accusing Henderson and others of having prior warning.—
Phoebe Petrovic,
ProPublica,
25 Jan. 2025
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Now, with the LLCs owning at least half of the units but lacking the 80% threshold required under state law to terminate the condo association and control the property, holdout owners are playing hardball.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Go deeper: Musk's DOGE targeted by union lawsuit ahead of Trump's executive order Editor's note: This story has been updated with details throughout.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Balazs decided to open up the Chateau’s nine residential cottages to firefighters who are on breaks from long and grueling shifts and union members from L.A.’s creative industries who were evacuated or lost their homes.—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Canadians have been without a permanent coach since the federation’s Olympic drone spying scandal (former head coach Bev Priestman was officially fired in November).—
Meg Linehan,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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The retail federation’s retail members are trying to prepare for the best – and worst-case − scenarios, Gold said.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Alliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alliance. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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