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as in merger
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the union of East Germany and West Germany that became possible after the fall of communism
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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
in 1949 the U.S. and Canada joined their European allies in a transatlantic union to defend Western Europe from aggression by the Soviet Union
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as in association
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the movie studio is producing the blockbuster in union with another studio because of the tremendous cost involved
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Recent Examples of union
Brosnan stars as Ron, a onetime union activist, while Kingsley takes on the role of former psychiatrist Ibrahim.
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Eric Andersson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Matt Biggs, president of the union representing judges, said firing judges adds to the courts' backlog of millions of cases.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
While rank-and-file writers populated the picket lines and eventually voted through the strike-ending contract, much of the sturm und drang of that work stoppage was also facilitated by the work of internal union staffers in member organizing and legal departments (among others).
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Local 2 deserves not only the support of all other union members but also of Chicago residents.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Eric Andersson, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Matt Biggs, president of the union representing judges, said firing judges adds to the courts' backlog of millions of cases.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
While rank-and-file writers populated the picket lines and eventually voted through the strike-ending contract, much of the sturm und drang of that work stoppage was also facilitated by the work of internal union staffers in member organizing and legal departments (among others).
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Local 2 deserves not only the support of all other union members but also of Chicago residents.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for union
Noun
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This upheaval heralds the start of an era where the traditional manufacturers of the West would see their markets undermined to such an extent that some would be forced into bankruptcy or mergers.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Jeanty is also just the fifth running back drafted by the Raiders in the first round since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 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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Brick Oliver, representing the homeowners association for the Cadence at Bainbridge, the development’s 55 and over community, said Thursday that 98% of respondents to the association’s survey opposed the In-N-Out.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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But for Rodgers – who ran his best time in the two-mile his senior year at Wesleyan then stopped running – the association would pay off down the road.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Xi Jinping has declared unification inevitable—by force if necessary.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Southern Yemen remained under British colonial rule for another five years until a 1967 socialist uprising, followed by a period of north-south tensions and conflict that ultimately gave way to unification under then-North Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh in 1990.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Thursday's ruling by Hollander was in response to a case brought against DOGE by a coalition of labor unions and retirees who argued giving the new body access to Social Security data breached privacy and was a security risk.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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High-net-worth people or their investor coalitions can self-finance the deals at lower prices and also have more flexible holding periods that enable them to take more risks than institutional buyers, says Kyle Kovac, CBRE’s executive vice president of capital markets.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some students will arrive at college already managing audiences and partnerships.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The hotline came to the county in 2022 in partnership with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to provide 24/7 coverage for all residents in the county.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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His actions target the architecture of the New Deal, the Great Society, and the Reagan Republican orthodoxy of free trade and strong international alliances.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2025
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Family offices must assess exposures regularly, considering: ● Regional concentration risk; ● Shifting alliances and trade policies; ● Currency fluctuations and capital controls; and ● Localized political risk.—
Paul Westall,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Text messages sent in the hours leading up to O’Keefe’s death read aloud to the court by a Massachusetts state trooper show the couple were at a strained point in their relationship.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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One came from a precocious history of science concentrator, Xander, who led a chatbot through a Socratic dialogue on the relationship between being and becoming.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Union.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/union. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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