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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
Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 31 May 2026
After news of the men’s disappearance spread, an A-Team of internationally renowned cave divers coalesced in the landlocked Southeast Asian country, brought together by the Lao People’s Volunteer Association, according to its president, Bounkham Luanglath.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The security elites currently leading the country appear to have prevailed over the ultra-hard-liners, who coalesced around the conservative politician Saeed Jalili to oppose diplomacy with the United States.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
While the Hawks coalesced late, questions remain of how far the current build can go.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
The episode was one of a number of ugly—and increasingly ridiculous—story lines to have coalesced around Massie’s primary race, which takes place on Tuesday.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Influential lawmakers, labor groups and party insiders have coalesced behind Becerra and Steyer, her top Democratic rivals.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Authentic is said to still be lining up its partners and the two sides are believed to still be negotiating, although the talks haven’t coalesced around a price.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Verb
Everything Carolina has built over the last decade has coalesced into this moment.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 31 May 2026
After news of the men’s disappearance spread, an A-Team of internationally renowned cave divers coalesced in the landlocked Southeast Asian country, brought together by the Lao People’s Volunteer Association, according to its president, Bounkham Luanglath.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The security elites currently leading the country appear to have prevailed over the ultra-hard-liners, who coalesced around the conservative politician Saeed Jalili to oppose diplomacy with the United States.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
While the Hawks coalesced late, questions remain of how far the current build can go.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
The episode was one of a number of ugly—and increasingly ridiculous—story lines to have coalesced around Massie’s primary race, which takes place on Tuesday.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Influential lawmakers, labor groups and party insiders have coalesced behind Becerra and Steyer, her top Democratic rivals.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Authentic is said to still be lining up its partners and the two sides are believed to still be negotiating, although the talks haven’t coalesced around a price.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalesced
Adjective
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Even all the combined power of the stars in the area would not have been able to do it.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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The industrial conglomerate benefits as a majority Quantinuum shareholder, retaining 48% of the combined voting power.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Fresh from a weekend in Jamaica, my hair was in dire need of a detox from all the sweat, sand, and braid conditioning gel that fused together.—
Dana Oliver,
Parents,
30 May 2026
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Maldonado and his wife, Rocio Navarrete, opened El Gaucho Inca in 2011, which fused Peruvian, Argentinian and Italian cuisines.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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Both cooperated with the investigation.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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Aspiration co-founder Joseph Sanberg, who has cooperated with an NBA investigation into the Los Angeles Clippers possibly circumventing the salary cap via a no-show endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The surprise reveal at The Android Show was Googlebook, a new laptop class running a merged Android-and-ChromeOS platform.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Those three states would be covered by the merged company, as well as Florida.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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In that sense, the campaign reminds Schnur of the 2020 presidential race, when Democrats united behind Joe Biden.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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The Sox vote was met with great urgency as a governor, legislative leaders and a Chicago mayor all united to save the team.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The brand has collaborated with Maiora, a historic Italian shipyard founded in the 1970s and controlled by Next Yacht Group.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
6 June 2026
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Bird collaborated with Nico Kienzl of Atelier 10, a team of environmental design consultants in New York City, to design that infrastructure.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The figures don't include properties within incorporated cities’ limits.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Sag Harbor is an incorporated village on eastern Long Island, which is about 213 miles east of East Penn Township.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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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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“Coalesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalesced. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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