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as in combines
to come together to form a single unit
several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis
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as in unites
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 coalesces
Over the course of a few hours, the smaller bubbles empty into larger ones, until the fluid coalesces into a single cavity.
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Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
These highly regulated, intricate environments are where adoption achieves scale and economic power coalesces.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But Mamdani consistently hasn’t surpassed 50 percent support in polling, suggesting an opening exists if Sliwa drops out and the opposition coalesces behind Cuomo.
—Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
The 2018 film First Reformed cast him as a minister whose painful past coalesces with an environmentalist awakening in an epic crisis of faith.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
These highly regulated, intricate environments are where adoption achieves scale and economic power coalesces.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
But Mamdani consistently hasn’t surpassed 50 percent support in polling, suggesting an opening exists if Sliwa drops out and the opposition coalesces behind Cuomo.
—Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
The 2018 film First Reformed cast him as a minister whose painful past coalesces with an environmentalist awakening in an epic crisis of faith.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalesces
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This recipe combines both peaches and blueberries to create one decadent summertime treat.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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View gallery - 6 images With a simple switch of a magazine, the Drone Round is claimed to turn a standard NATO caliber small arm into a drone-killing weapon that combines the scattershot of a shotgun with the speed, power and rapid fire of an infantry assault rifle.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
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The nonprofit unites over 40 churches, synagogues, universities and one mosque in Miami-Dade in the common goal of holding public officials accountable and creating tangible change to make Miami a better, safer place to live.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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Athena unites all these capabilities in a single, rugged, autonomous platform built for search and rescue.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Brick is a device that connects wirelessly to smartphones.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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The largest project is a second tidal dock that connects to the Deurganck Dock, as well as expansion of the Noordzee Terminal.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
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To relieve the congestion, Cross says MDOT will add a second through lane when the weather cooperates.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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By being part of a network which cooperates for the greater good of the group, they are better protected, more likely to survive to adulthood, reproduce and raise offspring.—
Masud Husain,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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Above all, in targeting their next GM to work with head coach Kevin O’Connell, the Vikings are hoping to establish an infrastructure that collaborates as much in practice as in theory.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first release of an eight-album series in which American composer and pianist Michael Harrison collaborates with a global assortment of artists combining Eastern and Western musical traditions.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The budget, which will be debated and adjusted by the mayor and the City Council, also merges three city departments into others and eliminates the Office of Child and Youth Success.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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While Calderone leans across her oxblood lacquer island in the April issue and embraces high-gloss ceilings in the media room of her Tribeca apartment, this month Grattan stands commandingly before a parrot green lacquer frame that merges with its equally colorful surroundings.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Coalesces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalesces. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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