1
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of union
The union would turn out to be tempestuous and the two were divorced in 1961 after five years together.
—
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Corina Olivares is one of the union representatives at the Texpia II factory, also owned by Sae-A Trading.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Most of the smaller protests are led by local activists, unions and grassroots groups like 50501 that have formed since Election Day 2024.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Ensure Leadership Continuity in the LAFD Film Unit Unlike LAPD and Recreation & Parks, where staff remain in place for years and build deep expertise and relationships, LAFD rotates the Film Unit captain every three years under union rules.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for union
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Corina Olivares is one of the union representatives at the Texpia II factory, also owned by Sae-A Trading.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Most of the smaller protests are led by local activists, unions and grassroots groups like 50501 that have formed since Election Day 2024.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Ensure Leadership Continuity in the LAFD Film Unit Unlike LAPD and Recreation & Parks, where staff remain in place for years and build deep expertise and relationships, LAFD rotates the Film Unit captain every three years under union rules.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for union
Recent Examples of Synonyms for union
Noun
-
However, Tracker data showed that cross-border merger and acquisition deals remain largely unchanged, and in fact, trade uncertainty has deterred some smaller cross-border investments and purchases.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
-
Tving, founded in 2020, has rapidly emerged as a leader in Korea’s streaming landscape and is currently working on a merger with Wavve, another major Korean streaming service.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The clouds are as much a character in Murphy’s work as the cowboys, though the former are unchanged since the Oceti Sakowin first formed their confederacy.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
-
In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Politicians toy with those associations in their own cowboy costuming.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
-
Their risk of major depression rose by about 16%, while there was no significant association among men.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Tommaso di Lampedusa’s novel, which looks at the unification of Italy from the perspective of a 20th-century writer, had a modernity that interested me.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
-
Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to pursue unification—by force if necessary.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The protests, organized by a coalition of left-leaning groups, were scheduled amid a federal government shutdown.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
-
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
Noun
-
The organization has a partnership with the nonprofit Allbritton Journalism Institute, which sponsors a multi-year class of 20 fellows who work closely with professional journalists in the newsroom.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
-
Alongside the build of seven Astute class submarines – of which HMS Agamemnon is the sixth – BAE Systems is also constructing four Dreadnought class boats in partnership with the wider Defence Nuclear Enterprise.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The steps to the lawn in this couple's yard reflects their merging of styles.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
-
Andromeda is a vast spiral galaxy formed from the merging of multiple smaller galaxies billions of years ago.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
But Paz’s party does not hold a majority in the country’s legislature, which will force him to forge alliances to govern effectively.—
Reuters 3 min ago,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
-
After Operation Shovel, the alliance between the Kinahans and the Hutches fractured.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Union.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/union. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share