Thesaurus results for BLOCS

blocs

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plural of bloc

as in factions

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 coalitions

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 blocs Several trading blocs that had previously entered into trade negotiations with the United States, including Canada, Mexico, the European Union, Ecuador, Indonesia and Pakistan, would be subject to the new 10% tariff. —

David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 North Texans are eager to cast their ballots, and among the region's largest and most influential voting blocs are Latino voters. —

Marissa Armas, CBS News, 27 May 2026 Jackson also said the provision shaped the 1st, 4th and 7th Congressional Districts in the Chicago area and include Black and Hispanic voting blocs. —

Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 These were blocs that America Votes coalition members had focused on for years, with plenty of money and dedicated staff. —

David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Republican strategists are increasingly wary that the administration’s support for AI could trigger a backlash among key voter blocs, including farming communities, ahead of November’s midterm elections. —

Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026 Noureldin said the government could wield the lists to analyze who voted for and against candidates, potentially targeting individuals and voting blocs. —

Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 The composition of the commission reflected the different geographical and political–economic blocs of that time. —

Stijn Joye, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026 Revisions to four other districts across Richmond, southern Virginia and Hampton Roads dilute the voting power of conservative blocs in those areas. —

ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026

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Sensing this once-great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions — rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders, and billionaire miners — move in for the kill, with billions of dollars at stake.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took office four years ago with a reputation as a coalition builder — someone capable of bringing competing factions together to achieve a common goal.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026