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an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
preservationists formed a coalition with the theater owners to preserve these historic structures
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Find this story at Iowa Capital Dispatch, which is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 11 Apr. 2026
The advocacy group, part of the Safe Farms, Safe Food coalition, offers clues to some of the chemicals that could have been in play during the recent storms.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
All of those constructs serve the purpose of imagining the Democrats not as a rival coalition with opposing policies but as a unified, impersonal force that is always on the precipice of totalitarian control.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
In 2024, after decades of false starts, the Biden administration mustered the courage to defy that coalition.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 11 Apr. 2026
The advocacy group, part of the Safe Farms, Safe Food coalition, offers clues to some of the chemicals that could have been in play during the recent storms.
—Thomas Heaton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
All of those constructs serve the purpose of imagining the Democrats not as a rival coalition with opposing policies but as a unified, impersonal force that is always on the precipice of totalitarian control.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
In 2024, after decades of false starts, the Biden administration mustered the courage to defy that coalition.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalition
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Among the most prominent Islamic militant groups are Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, known as ISWAP.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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As everybody knows, New Order eventually split into two factions of mortal enemies.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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As the castle’s internal order collapses under the weight of a string of baffling crimes, Araki strikes a fragile alliance with Kuroda Kanbei – a razor-minded captive languishing in his own dungeon – in a race to root out a traitor before Oda’s army closes in.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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The next priority would be the alliance’s 20th package of sanctions against Moscow, which imposes sweeping restrictions on Russian trade — including maritime oil transport, banking systems, and more tangible exports such as rubber and machinery.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2026
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The American president's agenda has striking parallels with the way the Hungarian leader used the levers of government to tilt the media, judiciary and electoral system to keep his party in power for 16 years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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In the Epistle to the Galatians, Paul strains to show that the Gentile mission and the Jerusalem mission, though carried out by mutually mistrustful parties, belong to a single divine design.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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However, a pro-Union group headed toward Arizona to stop this forward movement of the confederacy.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Wainfleet area falls within the traditional homeland of the Six Nations of the Grand River, a confederacy comprising the Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Tuscarora peoples — the Haudenosaunee.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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The man, who has tattoos that appear to include wings on his left bicep, then struggles to lift the container before walking away with it.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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As the plane ascended, someone threw a grenade at it, damaging a wing.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The union is advocating for federal legislation to expand the definition of overtime workers who qualify for the tax break.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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The two sides met earlier this week, with the district offering a 10% salary increase over three years, while the union has pushed for higher, double-digit raises over a shorter timeline.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The deal was beneficial for both sides.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The two sides talked on March 17 and March 24 but have not been able to reach a breakthrough.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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These licenses give Fanatics/Topps the rights to use the intellectual property of the respective soccer federations — their names, logos, crests that appear on uniforms and uniform designs — on trading cards and stickers.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The rally was organized by the Federation of Cuban Women, a massive organization with close ties to the government and the Communist Party, to honor the late Vilma Espín, the federation’s founder, a guerrilla fighter and Raúl Castro’s wife.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Coalition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalition. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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