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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
Haley shows strength with liberal Republicans (16 percent), but that bloc makes up a small portion of the party.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The bloc’s decision to bar junta representation at key meetings stayed in place but produced little change.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The fine was one of three antitrust penalties totaling more than 8 billion euros that the European Commission slapped on Google in the last decade, as the 27-nation bloc launched its crackdown on Big Tech companies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said earlier Wednesday that the European Union is likely to be among the last deals that the U.S. completes, expressing frustration with conducting talks with a 27-nation bloc.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
The bloc’s decision to bar junta representation at key meetings stayed in place but produced little change.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
The fine was one of three antitrust penalties totaling more than 8 billion euros that the European Commission slapped on Google in the last decade, as the 27-nation bloc launched its crackdown on Big Tech companies.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 June 2025
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said earlier Wednesday that the European Union is likely to be among the last deals that the U.S. completes, expressing frustration with conducting talks with a 27-nation bloc.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloc
Noun
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The set-up encourages two factions who increasingly dislike and fear one another.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The commission said that no Palestinian faction, a reference to Hamas, had taken part in the process.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 June 2025
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This framework reflects the work of a center-right and center-left coalition of civics educators and other stakeholders.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The groups behind the summer organizing effort include the Democratic National Committee, the Democrats' coalition of state parties as well as the campaign arms for House, Senate and gubernatorial contests.—
Zak Hudak,
CBS News,
30 June 2025
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On July 13, Saturn (the planet of karma and lessons) starts its retrograde cycle in the sign of Aries, with Mercury retrograde joining the party a few days later on the 18th.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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By doing so, the party was able to sidestep a Democratic filibuster and pass the bill with a simple majority.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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The alliances people form, the water cooler conversations, the unspoken rules about who gets promoted.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Just this week, the alliance released its first ever Commercial Space Strategy, stressing three goals – leveraging commercial solutions, ensuring continuous access during peace, crisis or conflict and bolstering coherent relationships with the commercial sector.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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From there, the Rockets bolstered its wing depth by signing Dorian Finney-Smith to a four-year deal to replace Dillon Brooks’ three-and-d production.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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To get the most out of chicken and turkey, gravitate toward the skin, thighs, and wings of the chicken (not the breast).—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
1 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
Noun
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Spooning, with both partners on their sides, facing the same way, is a position that supports a wider range of abilities and provides ample skin-to-skin contact.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
23 June 2025
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On one side of the equation is the growing need for food; Grunwald estimates that, to keep pace with demand, agricultural production will have to increase by fifty per cent over the next twenty-five years.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The budget also preserves Newsom’s plan to provide $750 million to expand the California Film and Television Tax Credit, a proposal supported by Hollywood film studios and unions representing workers in the industry.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Hundreds of grocery workers in the Treasure Valley could go on strike as their union pushes for a new contract.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
24 June 2025
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“Bloc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloc. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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