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as in combining
to come together to form a single unit
several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis
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as in cooperating
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 coalescing
Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
From the Deep South stretching north to Virginia, opposition to school integration began coalescing into a mass movement of resistance.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
More than a year out, campaign cash and political clout are already coalescing around a pivotal 2026 race in North County for an up-for-grabs seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
But the Broncos abruptly downshifted out of his comfort zone and lost a quickly coalescing offensive attack along the way.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
These distinct trends and developments are coalescing at the same time that Hollywood creatives need to wrap their arms around a different kind of AI challenge.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Specifically the support and enthusiasm for stablecoins/stable tokens, highlighted by the recent launch of the Frontier token by the state of Wyoming provides an almost ideal on-ramp for AI and crypto to continue coalescing.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
That would give Cuomo, who has been polling in second place, the best chance of coalescing support and pulling off an upset win.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
The effect is that of passions diverted, of dark energies coalescing into something resembling a community.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
The offensive line with a new and young left side showed signs of coalescing, enabling Patrick Mahomes to have precious time that’s been in short supply the last couple of seasons.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Members of the caucus emerged from a two-hour meeting on Thursday declaring that the 47-member group is coalescing around a unified strategy rather than splintering into factions, which could mean the government funding fight lasts well beyond the current 37 days.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
From the Deep South stretching north to Virginia, opposition to school integration began coalescing into a mass movement of resistance.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
More than a year out, campaign cash and political clout are already coalescing around a pivotal 2026 race in North County for an up-for-grabs seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
But the Broncos abruptly downshifted out of his comfort zone and lost a quickly coalescing offensive attack along the way.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
These distinct trends and developments are coalescing at the same time that Hollywood creatives need to wrap their arms around a different kind of AI challenge.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Specifically the support and enthusiasm for stablecoins/stable tokens, highlighted by the recent launch of the Frontier token by the state of Wyoming provides an almost ideal on-ramp for AI and crypto to continue coalescing.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
That would give Cuomo, who has been polling in second place, the best chance of coalescing support and pulling off an upset win.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Sep. 2025
The effect is that of passions diverted, of dark energies coalescing into something resembling a community.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalescing
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SwifDoo also supports merging or splitting files, batch processing multiple documents, and converting PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and image formats.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, as the district considers closing and merging schools, Cassellius said the money could support new or improved recreational facilities at schools receiving displaced students.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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An ugly opening half, which featured the teams combining for 6-of-24 shooting in the game’s first 10 minutes, saw the visiting Wildcats catch fire from beyond the arc.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Fire Breathing in the Wild, a show combining live music, slam poetry and breathing to explore themes about living in California, will be presented Saturday at the West Sacramento Black Box Theater.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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What Rokita alleges in lawsuit The lawsuit argues that IPS’s policies violate Indiana law, which prohibits governmental bodies from enacting a resolution or policy that restricts employees from communicating or cooperating with federal officials about someone’s citizenship or immigration status.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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Police said the driver of the vehicle that hit her remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Through the integration with Tactical Assault Kit software, the team remotely controlled multiple unmanned ground and surface units across a large, 50-square-mile operational area.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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That support helped set the stage for this integration and for future broad commercial deployment.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The 38-foot-long aircraft, with a modular design, can fly more than 2,300 miles, deliver fighter-like performance, and enhance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and tactical early warning missions by fusing sensor and payload data from multiple platforms.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Some of the squares were emblazoned with the Run Travis Run logo, fusing his footwear ambassadorship with his athletic/wellness endeavor.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the wake of the election results—an outcome that once again underscored the deep divisions running through the United States—Ladd left a thoughtful message aimed at uniting a nation at odds with itself.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Quantum gravity, the latest framework uniting relativity and quantum mechanics, proposes that even space and time are not fundamental.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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For decades, the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla has assembled a fusion of styles and sounds for jazz programming at locations such as the library’s Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room and the Scripps Research Auditorium.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The menu at 1923 is inspired by the fusion of cultural flavors found throughout California, including Asian, European and South American influences.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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To expand visibility, Picture Motion is collaborating with Seed&Spark on crowdfunding campaigns for both films.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
10 Nov. 2025
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StubHub is among the companies collaborating with OpenAI directly since its debut of Operator in January, which promises to perform actions online.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Coalescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalescing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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