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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
Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Those with clout in various spheres coalesced into one clubby circle, and fell prey to a groupthink that foresaw riches for everyone, without consequences.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
What pressures or conditions have coalesced to move a person to speak?
—Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Scientists think that the moon formed when a Mars-size protoplanet called Theia slammed into Earth, forming debris that coalesced into the moon.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
This weekend’s nationwide rallies coalesced around popular anger seen earlier this year in isolated incidents throughout Morocco, including in areas still reeling from the deadly 2023 earthquake.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
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
Verb
Advertisement These interests coalesced around the person of Franz von Papen, who was appointed Chancellor in June 1932.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Those with clout in various spheres coalesced into one clubby circle, and fell prey to a groupthink that foresaw riches for everyone, without consequences.
—Evan Hughes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
What pressures or conditions have coalesced to move a person to speak?
—Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Scientists think that the moon formed when a Mars-size protoplanet called Theia slammed into Earth, forming debris that coalesced into the moon.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
This weekend’s nationwide rallies coalesced around popular anger seen earlier this year in isolated incidents throughout Morocco, including in areas still reeling from the deadly 2023 earthquake.
—CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalesced
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Since 2019, California has partnered with jurisdictions in 28 countries—touching more than a quarter of the world’s population, with a combined GDP in the tens of trillions of dollars—to cut greenhouse gases, enhance climate resilience and develop clean energy.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The combined company will have a huge stable of household brands under one roof, putting Kenvue’s Listerine mouthwash and Band-Aid side-by-side with Kimberly-Clark’s Cottonelle toilet paper, Huggies and Kleenex tissues.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Because these ultra-small devices are fused with living biological cells before injection, they are not rejected by the immune system and can cross the blood-brain barrier naturally, a key advantage over conventional implants that require invasive access.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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Byler is their last names fused together.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The truck’s driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ashlee Buzzard has not cooperated with the investigation, authorities said.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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Moreover, Congress is united in firmly backing Taiwan’s de facto independence.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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These were states that united separately from the union during the American Civil War, following the election of Abraham Lincoln, in opposition to the movement seeking to end the institution of slavery, which at the time was integral to the Southern economy.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Coco most recently produced Sean Baker’s Anora, having previously collaborated with the director on Red Rocket and The Florida Project.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Splitting the work between outposts in London and Paris, the studio’s teams collaborated seamlessly, emerging from this trial-by-fire with cost-saving insights.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Under Arizona law, grocery stores are considered food establishments, which means there are strict rules to ensure safe food handling, according to Arizona Administrative Code and its incorporated FDA Food Code.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sacramento County is organizing an all-day collaboration meeting Tuesday with the city of Sacramento and five other incorporated cities within the county to discuss the region’s approach to addressing homelessness.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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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 Nov. 2025.
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