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as in fused
to come together to form a single unit
several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis
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as in cooperated
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the historic preservation movement gained momentum when the two groups coalesced
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Recent Examples of coalesced
Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In North Dakota, various opposing groups have coalesced in seeking legal action to halt the project.
—Peyton Haug, Twin Cities, 13 Dec. 2024
The Washington Spirit are well-positioned for major growth as the team and the NWSL capitalize on the wave of interest in women’s sports that coalesced last spring around the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Instead, Democrats coalesced around Harris, a less seasoned political operative who crashed out of the 2020 Democratic primary before any votes were cast.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Biden left the race in late July, endorsing Harris — and she was greeted with a wave of enthusiasm and support as the Democratic Party quickly coalesced around her.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
The party quickly coalesced around her, with 99% of Democratic delegates voting to officially nominate her in a virtual roll call prior to the Democratic National Convention in August.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Scandal, controversy, and the world marching inexorably towards body acceptance all coalesced.
—Danielle Pergament, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
At first, Puerto Rican political leaders coalesced around the goal of statehood, with the two major political parties on the island adopting pro-statehood platforms.
—Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus / Made By History, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Five years of research eventually coalesced into a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences article published in June.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
In North Dakota, various opposing groups have coalesced in seeking legal action to halt the project.
—Peyton Haug, Twin Cities, 13 Dec. 2024
The Washington Spirit are well-positioned for major growth as the team and the NWSL capitalize on the wave of interest in women’s sports that coalesced last spring around the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
Instead, Democrats coalesced around Harris, a less seasoned political operative who crashed out of the 2020 Democratic primary before any votes were cast.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Biden left the race in late July, endorsing Harris — and she was greeted with a wave of enthusiasm and support as the Democratic Party quickly coalesced around her.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
The party quickly coalesced around her, with 99% of Democratic delegates voting to officially nominate her in a virtual roll call prior to the Democratic National Convention in August.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Scandal, controversy, and the world marching inexorably towards body acceptance all coalesced.
—Danielle Pergament, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
At first, Puerto Rican political leaders coalesced around the goal of statehood, with the two major political parties on the island adopting pro-statehood platforms.
—Christina D. Ponsa-Kraus / Made By History, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalesced
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Remarkably — and alarmingly to all but the most Anglo-centric observer — that is more than the French, German, Italian and Spanish leagues combined.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two quarterbacks combined for 93 attempts and 894 yards passing.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Still, unwinding this system was difficult in part because two neighboring districts, the Pulaski County Special School District and the North Little Rock School District, cooperated with one another to ensure their districts would remain majority white.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Attorneys for Lee and Benson had argued the prosecution’s case was built largely on the testimony of other Wicked Town members who cooperated with authorities in order to get a break in their own cases.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Six Apart was bought by a company called VideoEgg in 2010, resulting in a merged company called Say Media.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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The merged entity would gain scale and global reach—pairing JDE Peet’s strong European and international presence with the company’s established North American base—reducing concentration risk and unlocking new brand expansion opportunities worldwide.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In contrast, the team’s innovative solution rotates the printing platform, allowing powder to be deposited and fused continuously.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The epic, quasi-Homeric tale of Aeneas and his people is fused with the tales of numerous real, historical figures, and narrative patterns drawn from literary sources are interwoven with actual Roman history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The scams are so prevalent that more than 150 utilities have united to fight them.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Three South Shore communities have united in opposition to removing I-794.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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On another project, Dutch audiovisual experts collaborated with French-only contractors, a mix that required not just translation, but diplomacy and improvisation.—
Nathanael Bondu,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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To overcome this, the University of Twente team collaborated with researchers and medical professionals from Radboud University Medical Center and the University of Waterloo (Canada).—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The area included three incorporated cities, Anaheim, Santa Ana and Orange, and a population of about 15,000.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
18 Aug. 2025
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Waycross is the only county seat and the only incorporated city of Ware County.—
Nick Franck,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When integrating with third-party services, federated identity solutions (utilizing protocols such as OAuth or SAML) enable users to grant limited access without sharing their primary login credentials.—
Ajai Paul,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Coalesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalesced. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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