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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
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
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
Adjective
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalesced
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This, combined with Uchis’ refusal to compromise her bilingual identity — exemplified by 2020’s Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios), her first album entirely in Spanish, and her decision to alternate between languages on subsequent albums — has propelled her journey.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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Spicy chili crisp, umami miso and vodka combined with funky pecorino romano combine to create something far greater than any of the individual parts.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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The driver, a person in their 90s, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, according to police.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Every school in the district cooperated.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 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
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The bridge incorporates five viewing platforms fused with a curved structure, so pedestrians can pause and enjoy the scenic and panoramic view of the Singapore skyline.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Across mediums and genres, our studio has fused art, craft and technology in service of bold, distinctive and enduring stories.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Proud to see so many voices united for nonviolence, civic action, and the power of the people to shape our future.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Movements that reach that scale—without purity tests or partisan labels—succeed not because they’re perfectly aligned, but because they’re united in purpose.—
Nancy Gibbs,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Papa Snoop collaborated with GLAAD for the song in honor of Spirit Day, an annual holiday that encourages people to stand against bullying LGBTQ+ youth.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
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Baugh and Urban first collaborated in 2024, when Urban asked her to perform with him at the CMT Music Awards.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Beyond the pass are the ruins of Elizabethtown, a gold rush settlement established in 1866 as New Mexico’s first incorporated town, now a ghost town worth exploring.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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One simulation modeled the standard ΛCDM Universe, while two incorporated DDE.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 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 19 Oct. 2025.
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