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to come together to form a single unit
several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis
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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
Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Had the country remained coalesced around the accurate original understanding of January 6—that American citizens had been lied to about the 2020 election by the president and had attempted to sack the Capitol partly at his instigation—Webster might have been forced into a reckoning.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The coaching staff coalesced immediately.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
At the same time, senior officials in Washington coalesced around Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime Maduro lieutenant who had overseen the oil sector, as their provisional interlocutor in Caracas.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
At some point, these two traditions coalesced and by the 19th century, eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day for good luck was commonplace.
—Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
So all these ideas coalesced, but the spearhead was the idea of faith.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
The Eras Tour is what happens when a one-of-a-kind artist comes face-to-face with a one-of-a-kind audience — not just the people who made it into the room for the Eras Tour, but the ones who followed it from afar, joining in the global community that coalesced around this musical adventure.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2025
The group that has coalesced around military support for Ukraine provides a good foundation for such an alliance.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
When the Grateful Dead coalesced in 1965, Weir was still a teen and the youngest member of the band (a full seven years younger than bassist Phil Lesh).
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Had the country remained coalesced around the accurate original understanding of January 6—that American citizens had been lied to about the 2020 election by the president and had attempted to sack the Capitol partly at his instigation—Webster might have been forced into a reckoning.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The coaching staff coalesced immediately.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
At the same time, senior officials in Washington coalesced around Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime Maduro lieutenant who had overseen the oil sector, as their provisional interlocutor in Caracas.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
At some point, these two traditions coalesced and by the 19th century, eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day for good luck was commonplace.
—Vogue, 30 Dec. 2025
So all these ideas coalesced, but the spearhead was the idea of faith.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
The Eras Tour is what happens when a one-of-a-kind artist comes face-to-face with a one-of-a-kind audience — not just the people who made it into the room for the Eras Tour, but the ones who followed it from afar, joining in the global community that coalesced around this musical adventure.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2025
The group that has coalesced around military support for Ukraine provides a good foundation for such an alliance.
—Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalesced
Adjective
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The combined gift was estimated to be worth $11,165, and the report did not break down the individual value of the two items.—
MATTHEW LEE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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These combined factors are degrading the city’s healthcare system.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Park City Mountain Resort and Canyons are fused into one mega-resort called Park City Mountain, while two other areas opened—Cherry Peak in 2015 and Woodward in 2020.—
Tim Neville,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2026
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High-resolution cameras, inertial sensors, and microphones continuously stream information that must be processed, fused, and acted on in milliseconds.—
Victor Dey,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The driver stayed at the collision site and cooperated with officers.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Police said the driver, an adult male, remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Frames can be stacked for merged clarity, and imagery further enhanced using third party editing software.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2026
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Hiring is expected to accelerate into next year, with the goal of adding up to 275 bankers in 2027, Kevin Blair, the former Synovus CEO who is now the chief executive of the merged bank, said Thursday on an earnings call.—
Amy Wenk,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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JSerra united on defense and remained diverse on offense to snap a three-game slide in league with a 61-48 victory against host Santa Margarita in a clash of teams ranked in the top-four in Orange County.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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Local officials in Minneapolis were united in defending Omar and condemning the attacker.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Next door is Yamada, a Michelin star kaiseki that recently collaborated with Suntory Global Spirits on a limited menu in which dishes were prepared with the company’s premiere portfolio of whiskies.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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For the trance choreography, Bhanuteja collaborated with choreographer Siko Setyanto to create original movement rather than replicate existing traditions.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At the time, Denver had only been an incorporated town for about 13 years, and not even yet a city or county.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Xael Charters has been an incorporated business offering flights to Cuba since 1998.—
Daniel Rivero,
Miami Herald,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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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 1 Feb. 2026.
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