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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
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Illness sidelined him for a bit, but yet to feature in the league.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Later, a brief one-on-one match between Will and league up-and-coming superstar Mane Attraction is shown.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Noun
His mother, Becky Skattebo, gave a glimpse into the untraditional tactics her 23-year-old son would practice in his younger years in hopes of going pro in an ESPN interview from January that's now gone viral as her son's star rises in the league.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Illness sidelined him for a bit, but yet to feature in the league.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
This is coupled with helmet manufacturers better explaining the benefits of their products to league officials and equipment managers who more often are embracing related data.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Later, a brief one-on-one match between Will and league up-and-coming superstar Mane Attraction is shown.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for league
Noun
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The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to a report from CBS News, the volunteer foster organization hopes to place her and a feline companion with whom Xiao Mao has bonded in a forever home in the next few months.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The protests, organized by a coalition of left-leaning groups, were scheduled amid a federal government shutdown.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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More than 2,600 rallies are planned Saturday in cities large and small, organized by hundreds of coalition partners.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The driver, a person in their 90s, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, according to police.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Every school in the district cooperated.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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With Bleachers, he’s collaborated with heroes like Bruce Springsteen while turning his band into a live juggernaut.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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The 28-year-old wunderkind has already garnered numerous Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award wins, and frequently collaborates with another renowned performer, his sister Billie Eilish.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Olivier Wenden is Vice Chairman & CEO, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, one of the world’s foremost philanthropic institutions dedicated to environmental conservation.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Beard has been focused on transformation since being appointed CEO of Adtalem just over four years ago, whether that’s been integrating key acquisitions, refocusing the company around health-care education, or finding key synergies to drive results across the company’s five institutions.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Thousands of employees at the departments of Education, Treasury, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, are set to receive layoff notices, according to spokespeople for the agencies and union representatives for federal workers.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The figure was detailed in a court document the Justice Department submitted in response to a lawsuit from unions representing government workers.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But from a young age, Keaton seemed to understand that actual beauty, the timeless kind, required a degree of depth, even darkness.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
12 Oct. 2025
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The novel application of the existing test is described in preliminary, first-of-its-kind research to be presented Tuesday at the 38th ECNP (European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) Congress in Amsterdam.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Republicans are using the conferences and additional press calls to show that their party is united, having centrist lawmakers speak one day and then more conservative fiscal hawks the next.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
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In a world intent on dividing us into factions, political discourse threatens to disrupt workplace culture at a time when companies must unite around change and growth strategies in the AI era.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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“League.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/league. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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