1
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
Leaders, meanwhile, used it to build alliances, acquire social prestige, and motivate workers.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025
The Fox News agreement to license the podcast is akin to MSNBC trying to strike a content alliance with Pod Save America.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 July 2025
Widespread rumors, shifting alliances, and loyalty are constantly under scrutiny.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
His loyalty is always in question, making any alliance with him inherently unstable.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025
The Fox News agreement to license the podcast is akin to MSNBC trying to strike a content alliance with Pod Save America.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 July 2025
Widespread rumors, shifting alliances, and loyalty are constantly under scrutiny.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
His loyalty is always in question, making any alliance with him inherently unstable.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alliance
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The Court rejected arguments made by large countries, including the United States, Australia, and Germany, that the creation of a treaty that specifically addresses climate change overrides any other international law on the subject.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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On this day in 1923: One of the final treaties of World War I, the Treaty of Lausanne, was signed at Palais de Rumine in Lausanne, Switzerland, by Greece, France, Turkey, Britain, Italy, Japan, Romania and the then-Kingdom of Serbia.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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The annual festival was started in 2017 by the Red River Cultural District, a nonprofit coalition of Austin businesses and community organizations clustered around the live music corridor on Red River Street.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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In 2012, Meloni and a hardcore group of former Seagulls bolted from Berlusconi’s coalition.—
Massimo Calabresi,
Time,
24 July 2025
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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Bangor Daily News.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
20 July 2025
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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and shared in partnership with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, a multi-newsroom initiative founded by the Miami Herald, the Sun-Sentinel, The Palm Beach Post, the Orlando Sentinel, WLRN Public Media and the Tampa Bay Times.—
Peter Aldous,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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Slater, a two-time Pro Bowler who’s tasked in protecting quarterback Justin Herbert’s blindside, is collecting $92 million in guarantee money on his four-year, $114 million pact.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Now the Abraham Accords—the U.S.-brokered normalization pacts between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan—might expand to include the most powerful Sunni Arab state, Saudi Arabia.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 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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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Epstein’s association with the rich and famous has garnered great international interest and spun off conspiracy theories, especially among those on the right.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
25 July 2025
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But Amy’s association with Rachel may have ultimately been her undoing, as other players looked to weaken the Big Brother legend by taking out her closest ally, leading to the 43-year-old insurance agent’s unanimous 13-0 ouster on Thursday’s live eviction episode.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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San Antonio teacher and union member Dior Edison said Abbott's voucher plan would take money from public schools.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The other 25% will be funneled into a fund controlled by both SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP trustees to be distributed among the rest of the union’s members.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 July 2025
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The federation did not schedule any friendlies for the Super Falcons between November and June, a month before WAFCON kicked off.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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As of early July, two-thirds (67%) of back-to-school shoppers had already started purchasing items for the upcoming school year, up 55% from 2024 and the highest early shopping rate since the federation began tracking the trend in 2018.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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“Alliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alliance. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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