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as in alliance
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
preservationists formed a coalition with the theater owners to preserve these historic structures
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Recent Examples of coalition
Organizations typically aligned with Democrats, such as the Missouri AFL-CIO and environmental groups, have joined a coalition of Republicans, called Conservatives Against Corruption, in supporting the measure.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
In the runoff, however, she was defeated by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who benefited from a broad coalition of voters opposed to her candidacy.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
The rally, held at the Fruitvale BART Plaza, brought together a wide coalition of organizations and individuals pushing for issues that ranged from international conflicts to local school funding.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 2 May 2026
This year’s honorees were selected by a coalition of leading Asian Pacific organizations and cultural icons.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
In the runoff, however, she was defeated by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who benefited from a broad coalition of voters opposed to her candidacy.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
The rally, held at the Fruitvale BART Plaza, brought together a wide coalition of organizations and individuals pushing for issues that ranged from international conflicts to local school funding.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 2 May 2026
This year’s honorees were selected by a coalition of leading Asian Pacific organizations and cultural icons.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalition
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There’s a street war between feuding factions!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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Eight days ago, 20 people were killed in an explosion officials blamed on a faction of the FARC that refused to disarm.—
Andy Court,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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But the king is expected to express the highest regard and friendship between the two countries on the 250th anniversary year of independence, creating what the palace called one of the greatest alliances in human history.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The deeper the rifts between the United States and Europe over Iran, the greater the chances of weakening the NATO alliance.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The most exuberant farewell event—a dance party at the White House—took place on January 6th.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Tall served as Mali’s education and science minister from 2016 to 2017 and is the president of the National Congress for Democratic Initiative, a political party opposed to the military government.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Frey, a seventh-generation basket maker, joins a long line of Wabanaki people (his tribe, the Passamaquoddy, is part of this larger confederacy) to practice the age-old craft.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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However, a pro-Union group headed toward Arizona to stop this forward movement of the confederacy.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The wings on either side of the knot are what came before and what came after, models for what Jefferson wrote and imitations of it.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Guests brought to life looks that referenced papal garments and displayed biblical artifacts like crosses, angel wings and halos.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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The unlikely union lasted 10 years and the mutual admiration between the two famed figures never diminished.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The employees’ union interpreted this initiative as an assault on local and subject-matter expertise.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The tunnel would create a second route to transport water from new intakes on the Sacramento River to the south side of the Delta, where pumps send water into the aqueducts of the State Water Project.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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When the article appeared, Bores forwarded it along to the woman on the other side of the exchange.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The federation is also trying to get the team to visit Cap-Haitien ahead of the World Cup in order to give fans a chance to see the team.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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That stalemate with his club and the Finnish federation kept him off of Finland's U18 worlds team as well.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Coalition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalition. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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