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as in alliance
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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Recent Examples of coalition
As artificial intelligence expands into classrooms, workplaces, and homes, a new coalition warns that risks to children and workers are growing faster than efforts to control the new technology.
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
When the Navy proposed tearing it down, a coalition of environmentalists, preservationists and veterans formed the Save Hangar One Committee and fought back hard enough to keep it standing.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
Further meetings are expected to hammer out the details, with military planners looking at how to coordinate the naval assets of countries that could join the coalition.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
However, they are widely considered to be highly capable, especially for coalition warfare, despite some technical issues that have afflicted them in their first years of service.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
When the Navy proposed tearing it down, a coalition of environmentalists, preservationists and veterans formed the Save Hangar One Committee and fought back hard enough to keep it standing.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026
Further meetings are expected to hammer out the details, with military planners looking at how to coordinate the naval assets of countries that could join the coalition.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
However, they are widely considered to be highly capable, especially for coalition warfare, despite some technical issues that have afflicted them in their first years of service.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalition
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But now many of those same factions are expressing open revulsion at the Iran war, rupturing relationships that were supposed to usher in a new international order.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Guerrilla groups such as Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN), dissident FARC factions and Venezuelan criminal organizations operate across mining zones, frequently imposing taxes on miners and controlling pits through violence.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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An alliance of Arab states led by Saudi Arabia had initiated a de facto blockade claiming that Qatar was funding terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State — an allegation the country steadfastly denied.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Trump has been in an increasingly agitated state, lobbing barbs at the alliance for refusing to help clear the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf chokepoint where around 20% of the world’s oil flowed until Iran effectively shuttered it.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Crowds were relatively small last month, especially compared to March weekends in the years after the COVID pandemic, when thousands of young people packed Ocean Drive and the party was sullied by shootings, stampedes and curfews.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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It was defeated on a straight party-line vote, and our highly ideological legislature kept the gap between Title IX and Colorado law unresolved.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 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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Her departure only adds to the rebuilding job head coach Mark Campbell will need to do this off-season as TCU must replace Big 12 Player of the Year Olivia Miles and first team All-Big 12 forward Marta Suarez along with starting wing Taylor Bigby.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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The low cloud ceiling made rotary-wing insertion difficult.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
7 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 12 Apr. 2026.
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