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as in coalition
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
the bloc that the United States and most of western Europe formed during the Cold War
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Recent Examples of bloc
European policymakers and tech executives alike have been talking for months about the need for the bloc to develop its own AI ecosystem and catch up to rivals in the US and China.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
But Australia has rejected biomass entirely, and while some European countries like the Netherlands and Italy have expanded woody biomass, the EU has limited the sector’s role in the bloc’s Renewable Energy Directive.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Discussions on trade tariffs were high on the bloc’s agenda.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
China and Russia are actively competing with the United States for influence among them, so Brazil, India, and South Africa are caught between a relatively liberal bloc, led by the United States, and a revisionist axis made up of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
But Australia has rejected biomass entirely, and while some European countries like the Netherlands and Italy have expanded woody biomass, the EU has limited the sector’s role in the bloc’s Renewable Energy Directive.
—Nithin Coca, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Discussions on trade tariffs were high on the bloc’s agenda.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
China and Russia are actively competing with the United States for influence among them, so Brazil, India, and South Africa are caught between a relatively liberal bloc, led by the United States, and a revisionist axis made up of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
—Richard Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloc
Noun
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So when the first children in the commune were born, factions emerged around which language the next generation should speak.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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Members of the caucus emerged from a two-hour meeting on Thursday declaring that the 47-member group is coalescing around a unified strategy rather than splintering into factions, which could mean the government funding fight lasts well beyond the current 37 days.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Encinitas Library is now the fourth organization to become California Green Business Certified in Encinitas and join the Encinitas Green Business Network, a growing coalition of local organizations committed to sustainable operations and community impact.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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While the coalition focuses on hearts and minds, the city’s reparations commission is concentrating on data and accountability.—
J.M. Banks
November 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Cuomo’s desperate campaign — almost certainly his last — tried to knit together a coalition of Republicans, independents, and Democrats worried that a socialist mayor would wreck their city and their party.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Reuters/Ipsos polling indicates that both parties are facing criticism from the public.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the final round of the game, Morgan’s new alliance invaded Annabelle’s group and took most of their resource points.—
Kaleb Demerew,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Executives hope the alliance will bear similar fruit this year.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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AeroMap estimates drag for different wing-body configurations operating at speeds close to the speed of sound.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The swan-neck tap, with its two silver wings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Long before settlers came to the Americas, there was a confederacy and governance system between three tribes: the Ottawa, the Ojibwe and the Potawatomi.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 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
Noun
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Once on the Israeli side, we were ordered not to open the windows and to leave the car only through the right-hand doors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Five players scored in double figures, while the home side ended the game on a 19-1 run.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The employees are all members of a union local known as University Professional Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Compromise was key, Upshaw always said - although the union often was criticized for being too accommodating.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Bloc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloc. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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