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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
Together, that has strained its finances and politics, with Britain’s historical two-party system fracturing into a patchwork of increasingly tribal alliances and factions.
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Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Amazon expects to unveil new alliances with other advertisers in the future.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 June 2026
The alliance was also born in part out of a desire, among area business groups, for a more unified voice at Sacramento City Hall, leaders of the member organizations said in interviews.
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Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Isaac Chotiner speaks with a member of an alliance challenging the Israeli Prime Minister in the upcoming elections.
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Austin Elias-De Jesus,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
Amazon expects to unveil new alliances with other advertisers in the future.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 June 2026
The alliance was also born in part out of a desire, among area business groups, for a more unified voice at Sacramento City Hall, leaders of the member organizations said in interviews.
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Sacbee.com,
22 June 2026
Isaac Chotiner speaks with a member of an alliance challenging the Israeli Prime Minister in the upcoming elections.
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Austin Elias-De Jesus,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alliance
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The border shifted and changed hands here at least four times in the 19th century and a fifth time in the 20th, tugged south by war and treaty, peace talks and purchases.
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Twice already, in November of 2025 and February of this year, the seven states involved in re-negotiating water rights and use along with the 100-year old treaty kicked the can down the road and failed to come to an agreement on water sharing.
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Even if polls point to a majority, a potential coalition spanning left, right, center and Arab parties would face real difficulty forming a government – and keeping it together.
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What is needed now is a deliberate consolidation of overlapping groups into effective coalitions, accompanied by rigorous tracking of donors and their commitments.
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The new facilities are the latest milestone for the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care, launched in 2024 through a partnership among the Mario Lemieux Foundation, Highmark Health and AHN.
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The opening also represents a much broader strategic partnership that will see FAO Schwarz products sold through Nordstrom's website and eventually rolled out across the department store chain nationwide.
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Hezbollah was not included in the negotiations over the pact.
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Under the pact, Point Grey will have a first look at new projects McAtee is producing.
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The headstone, a memorial to texans who served the confederacy, was erected in 1964, which is to say the state missed the hundred-year anniversary of the battle itself but did remember to put it up in the year that Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.
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And the citizenship question, the birthright-citizenship question, is part of that effort to federalize power such that a confederacy, a secession or anything like it, could never happen again.
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The average American consumes about 20 pounds — almost 4 gallons — of ice cream each year, the association also reported.
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However, if future disappointment is to be avoided, something will need to change not just at the national level but also within Asian soccer’s governing association.
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The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare.
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The police union also said there was no indication that the shooting was related to ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026 festivities downtown.
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The actor was a replacement after Madonna backed out, leaving the proto-rave tune one of the era’s most unlikely collaborations.
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The company said closer collaboration with GM will also help align future product development, optimize memory at the system level, and prepare upcoming technologies for deployment in future vehicle platforms.
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“Alliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alliance. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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