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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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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
Hardening a close alliance with Tokyo gives him diplomatic momentum ahead of a more contentious meeting with China’s Xi Jinping.
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Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Under a new strategic alliance announced last month, the two partners are rebooting sports entertainment series Sasuke Vietnam (known locally as Khong Gioi Han), which has already run for several seasons and sold to 25 territories.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
For Ciattarelli, that alliance captures the strange gravity of politics in 2025.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
That’s according to the alliance’s public safety sentiment assessment, a survey of more than 1,000 Nashvillians’ feelings about crime and their quality of life.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
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Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Under a new strategic alliance announced last month, the two partners are rebooting sports entertainment series Sasuke Vietnam (known locally as Khong Gioi Han), which has already run for several seasons and sold to 25 territories.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
For Ciattarelli, that alliance captures the strange gravity of politics in 2025.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
That’s according to the alliance’s public safety sentiment assessment, a survey of more than 1,000 Nashvillians’ feelings about crime and their quality of life.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alliance
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Russia and Venezuela have signed multiple agreements in recent years, including a strategic partnership treaty aimed at expanding military and economic cooperation.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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None of those countries had signed the treaty.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Strikes continued to hammer Ukraine as the leader traveled to London to engage in the coalition talks.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The measure’s submission set the stage for a battle with business coalitions and wealth donors.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Wolvaardt tried to keep the chase alive through partnerships with Sinalo Jafta (16) and Annerie Dercksen, who scored 35.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The orbital laboratory is operated through a global partnership of space agencies, including NASA, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The chat also spans the creator economy, the concept behind streamer-for-all service Joyn and his views on market-changing deals such as Netflix and TF1‘s channels and streaming pact in France.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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The defense pact military operations both countries’ presence and influence in the region.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The confederacy of tribes was pressured into ceding lands to the state of New York, and further displaced by ensuing frontier settlement.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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Many people believe the confederacy influenced the drafters of the U.S. Constitution.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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And Jack Ciattarelli has made his association with the president a big part of his campaign.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani initially tried to stay on-message, offering a quick disavowal of an unsavory association or controversial past statement and pivoting back his agenda.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Officials from the government and air traffic controllers’ union say that flying remains safe, but warn that the longer the shutdown drags on, the more stress these safety-critical employees will be under.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The room was a union of the arts, film and the city’s cultural institutions.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The programs in the series were created in a collaboration with performance artists, and resulted in a group of surreal experimental works that pushed the boundaries of sound and narrative well in advance of the digital era.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Scheffler, who has cultivated a clean-cut, focused image on the PGA Tour, expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Alliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alliance. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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