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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a league of concerned parishioners who are seeking a greater voice in church affairs
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as in coalition
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
created to avert future wars, the League of Nations was a forerunner of the United Nations
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as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
that falls into a different league of fiction—the popular novel
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as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood
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as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed
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Recent Examples of league
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Players on both teams — many on the Canadian team play on NHL teams located in the U.S. while some on the American squad play for the league’s Canadian franchises — condemned the booing of the anthem.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The leagued also honored Willie Mays, the baseball icon who died on Tuesday and used to call Rickwood Field home.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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Hart, one of the league’s most durable players, has played through knee soreness multiple times this season and has missed only one game for personal reasons.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Players on both teams — many on the Canadian team play on NHL teams located in the U.S. while some on the American squad play for the league’s Canadian franchises — condemned the booing of the anthem.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
Women’s Sports conference in October, three investors believe that capital needs to move in other arenas outside of the teams and leagues themselves.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The leagued also honored Willie Mays, the baseball icon who died on Tuesday and used to call Rickwood Field home.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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The organization, which is based in San Diego, has helped organize the launch of the Community Self-Defense Coalition, a network of more than 80 community groups.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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While these recent deaths prompted calls for the race to end, organizations have been protesting the Iditarod for decades, according to Melanie Johnson, a senior manager at PETA.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Terror is not a word used loosely by the coalition members.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Alsup handed down the order on a temporary restraining order sought by labor unions and nonprofits in a lawsuit filed by the coalition last week.—
JANIE HAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Mills later returned to the hospital with another son and refused to cooperate with law enforcement.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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The order to dismiss the charges was issued by Emil Bove III, acting deputy attorney general, who said the prosecution of Adams was politically motivated by Joe Biden’s administration and was hampering Adams’ ability to cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration policies.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Team dynamics require interdependence, where members collaborate and rely on each other's strengths, skills and expertise.—
Daria Rudnik,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Furthermore, as a Jewish man with a direct connection to the horrors that the Nazi regime inflicted on millions of people, Spiegelman recently collaborated with author Joe Sacco on a three-page comic about the alarming situation in Gaza.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Bankers bristle over regulations Community bankers, who represent smaller and more localized institutions, have been complaining about excessive regulations for years.—
Russ Wiles,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The list encompasses research in all 50 states, including 257 grants totaling more than $150 million to institutions in Cruz’s home state of Texas.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
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The members of my union, 1199SEIU, provide care to tens of thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries every day.—
George Gresham,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The new filing in San Francisco federal court was amended on Sunday after being filed first on Wednesday by a group of unions representing federal workers against OPM and acting OPM director Charles Ezell.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Feb. 2025
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A lot of us remember the heyday and watching them and everyone likes a redemption story of some kind.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Trump signs executive order to restrict transgender care access for people under 19 The GLBT Historical Society, another plaintiff in the suit, operates a museum of LGBTQ+ history and culture in San Francisco -- the first of its kind in the U.S.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The day after the assassination attempt, Melania shared a statement online, urging Americans to unite beyond politics, expressed her condolences to the families of the injured and the deceased, and highlighted Trump's personal qualities.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Through collective impact, the government, society and private sectors must unite to ensure data ethics, transparency, reliability and responsibility are considered in any AI initiative implementation.—
Ernest Toh,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“League.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/league. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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