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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
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Of course, these narratives echo a Western focus on history and a sidelining of Asian perspectives, one reason that attention to World War II atrocities has coalesced around the Holocaust in Europe.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In a New York Times essay, Hochul explained her backing as New York Democratic support has coalesced around Mamdani.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
The band had really coalesced and was tight.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Polls suggest Allred could be competitive in a general election, but that Democrats have not coalesced around him.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
In the way that industry-wide consortia have coalesced around plastic pollution or microfiber leakage, Hakansson would like to see similar collaborative action rally around methane with fewer than five years left until 2030.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Of course, these narratives echo a Western focus on history and a sidelining of Asian perspectives, one reason that attention to World War II atrocities has coalesced around the Holocaust in Europe.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In a New York Times essay, Hochul explained her backing as New York Democratic support has coalesced around Mamdani.
—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 15 Sep. 2025
The band had really coalesced and was tight.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
Polls suggest Allred could be competitive in a general election, but that Democrats have not coalesced around him.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalesced
Verb
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Mix the dry and wet ingredients until just combined.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ryan O’Hearn reached the postseason twice with the Orioles and is 0-for-5 combined.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Authorities say Twiggs has cooperated with investigators.—
Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price , Alex Rego,
FOXNews.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ramos’ family cooperated and submitted DNA buccal swabs for entry into CODIS and completed commercial DNA kits.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bemont doesn’t anticipate much overlap between the merged companies.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to that Hail Mary pass of a merger proposal Alex brought in to block her billionaire then-boyfriend and handsome skeezeball Paul Marks from scooping up the flailing network, the merged networks of UBA and NBN are now known as UBN.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Born to Run fused the street-level detail of Dylan with the operatic grandeur of Phil Spector.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Grace Ling leaned futuristic, sending out biomorphic cuts and sculptural tailoring that felt engineered as much as designed, while Head of State introduced architectural dresses that fused symbolism with strength.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Last year's CultureCon in Brooklyn united three icons, Questlove, Michelle Obama and Janelle Monáe for The Wonder of Stevie festival event.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Though opinions were divided, what united many commenters was admiration for the effort on display.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sheeran and Bieber previously collaborated twice.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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This is not the first time the pair have collaborated.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
25 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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These included towns like Independence Heights (the first incorporated Black municipality in Texas) and Kendleton.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
16 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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