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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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2
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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Recent Examples of alliance
The Final 3 consists of three members of the Judges alliance.
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Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
But being in a band means dealing with people, forming alliances, promotion.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
After graduating from college, Hanson made an alliance with a Mexican drug lord, intertwining his ambitions for getting rich quickly with organized crime.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
In the footage, Olivia tries to convince Jake to utilize the new twist to counteract a mole in an opposing alliance.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
But being in a band means dealing with people, forming alliances, promotion.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
After graduating from college, Hanson made an alliance with a Mexican drug lord, intertwining his ambitions for getting rich quickly with organized crime.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
In the footage, Olivia tries to convince Jake to utilize the new twist to counteract a mole in an opposing alliance.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alliance
Noun
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Both Israel and the United States are not party to the Rome Statute, which is the treaty that established the ICC and have not consented to its jurisdiction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Following the attack, Saudi Arabia, the dominant GCC country, concluded a mutual defense treaty with Pakistan, a military powerhouse with nuclear weapons.—
Firas Maksad,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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However, the move drew fire from legislators, nonprofit leaders and the Urban Council, a coalition of civil rights organizations in the Kansas City area affiliated with the Urban Summit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Gang Suppression Force is supposed to be overseen by a group representing the coalition of the willing, troop contributing countries.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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The leaders and companies that accomplish this will remember 2025-2030 not for jobs lost, but for becoming pioneers of the age of human-AI partnerships, reshaping entire industries.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The building used by ICE is owned by a family partnership whose beneficiaries are not listed publicly.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The companies’ current agreement expires on Tuesday, September 30 — the same day a separate pact between YouTube TV and TelevisaUnivision also expires.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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That is why Trump must take the Saudi-Pakistan defense pact not as a rejection, but as a warning shot.—
Firas Maksad,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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While it has thus far been signed by nearly 250 arts organizations and hundreds of individuals, major museums are conspicuous by their absence, with signatures predominately coming from arts centers, associations and regional councils.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The study couldn’t establish cause-and-effect, only associations between these behaviors and sleep.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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Unlike past protests driven by unions or political parties, the leaderless movement organizing the weekend protests publicized them largely on social media platforms such as TikTok and Discord, popular among gamers and teenagers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The players union has already said a salary cap is a non-starter.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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What started as a small collaboration grew into a global movement, now marked each year by millions who wear pink ribbons, participate in walks, and push for advances in research and early detection.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Featuring a wealth of interviews, Joan Bonfill’s intimate and insightful documentary portrait delves into the mysterious chemistry of creative collaboration.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Alliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alliance. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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