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adjective

as in combined

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verb

past tense of coalesce
1
as in fused
to come together to form a single unit several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis

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2
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
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Work with the offense Soon after, all parts of the offense coalesced — including Kelce and his fellow tight ends, who gathered to run plays against the defense. — Pete Grathoff july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 The pros may have coalesced around a single country, but each expert recommended a unique route—and their picks spanned a huge swath of the national landscape. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026 Second, young South Asians' frustrations have coalesced around widespread official corruption. — Šumit Ganguly, NPR, 27 July 2026 Support has coalesced around former state Senate President Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger from rural northern Maine who campaigned alongside Platner during a failed bid for governor and was a favorite among progressives to replace him. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 Support coalesced around Jackson, a former Maine Senate president and fifth-generation logger from rural northern Maine who campaigned alongside Platner during a failed bid for governor and was a favorite among progressives to replace him. — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 The deal the Assembly and Senate coalesced behind includes a step toward a significant new corporate tax. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026 Their defense-first, collective approach and Hiller’s maneuvers coalesced in a 2024-25 season that put them in position to finally break the Oilers’ stranglehold on them in playoff meetings and advance in the postseason for the first time since the 2014 Stanley Cup victory. — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 17 June 2026 The combination – the buzzwords drilled down by a drill sergeant – coalesced into a team that was as mentally tough as it was talented. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalesced
  1. combined
  2. fused
  3. cooperated
  4. merged
  5. united
  6. incorporated
  7. collaborated
  8. blended
Adjective
  • What people may not know is that this is not the world's first mRNA flu jab; in April, Moderna was given the green light in Europe for its combined COVID-19 and influenza vaccine, mCombriax.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The combined employer+employee payroll tax is 16%, on the first $85,000 of annual income – practically no upper limit at all.
    — Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • After 9/11, the Bush administration fused counterterrorism with national defense through the global war on terrorism.
    — Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
  • The real breakthrough is continuous data lineage fused with identity-aware governance, where every dataset, permission and transfer is traceable in real time.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of fused
Verb
  • Edwards cooperated with the committee's investigation, which included 16 witness interviews, including the congressman himself, and over 1,500 pages of evidence.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The driver of the Ford is not being identified at this time, and has cooperated with the investigation, police said.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperated
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  • The glasses feature dual micro OLED displays that combine to bring a merged 1920 x 1080 display in front of your eyes, with 1,200 nits of peak brightness and a 120-Hz refresh rate.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
  • The suit claims that the merged entity will hold 30% of the market for blockbuster film distribution, and that four companies — including Disney, Universal and Sony — will control 93% of that market.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of merged
Verb
  • Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics — three top pop/rock acts who did big business on the charts back in the 1980s — have united for a major concert tour.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • Poor Americans across ethnic lines—including Black workers from the Deep South, women, and immigrants—were united by a claim to dignity and health.
    — Elijah TanAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Definition of united
Adjective
  • Mix thoroughly for several minutes until the mixture becomes sticky and well incorporated — as tender as bread dough.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026
  • Eatonville is nationally known as the nation’s first incorporated municipality with an all-African American government.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Definition of incorporated
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  • Olivia Rodrigo has collaborated with LEGO on five new building sets, becoming the first musician to receive dedicated LEGO collections.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Having collaborated with his parents since the late 1980s, Berenstain was no stranger to furthering the family legacy.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborated
Adjective
  • The new technique is called blended genome exome sequencing, or BGE.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Texhong, Vardhman, Nahar Spinning, Nitin Spinners, RSWM and Ilshin Spinning are cotton and blended yarn spinners.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Definition of blended

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