Thesaurus results for BLOC

bloc

noun

ˈbläk

Definition of bloc

as in faction

a group of people acting together within a larger group a whole bloc of students got together to complain

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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 The European Union is giving five nations in the Eastern Caribbean two years to end their lucrative citizenship-by-investment programs or lose visa-free travel to the bloc, their leaders say. — Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 18 July 2026 At its core, the push is about preserving Netanyahu’s political bloc. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Machado's faction boycotted last year's legislative elections and is deeply critical of politicians who chose to run for office and who now form a small opposition bloc in the National Assembly. — John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2026 Google must give rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to key parts of Android and Google Search after the European Union ordered the company to comply with the bloc’s digital antitrust rules. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloc

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Noun

That month, famously parted ways with 11 notable stars in one fell swoop, including former AEW star Aleister Black, the entire Wyatt Six faction and the Motor Machine Guns.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Morawiecki represents a relatively moderate faction and in April set up an association called Development Plus, which many in the party view with suspicion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of faction

Noun

The coalition now spans chipmakers, cloud providers, security vendors, application companies and the venture firms behind them.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Two years ago, a broad bipartisan coalition in the House approved the Social Security Fairness Act.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of coalition

Noun

If the lawsuit had played out in court, the losing party would be responsible for the other party’s attorneys’ fees, along with any other fees or damages awarded by a circuit court judge.

— Ilana Arougheti July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
But even if party leaders approve a lineup shift this week, there’s no guarantee Georgians will vote early in the nominating contest.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of party

Noun

Kenny Omega retained his AEW World Championship against Kevin Knight, but the real story unfolded afterward as Will Ospreay dramatically defied the Death Riders, saving Omega from a post-match attack and hinting at a major shift in alliances.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Cycling’s beauty is in its unlikely alliances, the greatest classics rider of his generation and the greatest rider of any generation forged together on the Champs-Élysées, working together to find one of the lone prizes to have escaped them.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
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.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of confederacy

Noun

One had to undergo emergency surgery to combat a life-threatening infection; the other required a surgeon to reconstruct the left side of her face, which had become paralyzed.

— Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Barbara Rainey, a Cherry resident of 76 years, said a school bus hit her cousin’s car while trying to squeeze between vehicles parked on either side.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of side

Noun

His top priorities include driving economic growth, creating well-paying jobs, and expanding opportunities for both union and non-union workers.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
The union’s increasing involvement in the city’s politics has given pause to some in the business community.

— DJ Simmons July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

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