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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
Organizations typically aligned with Democrats, such as the Missouri AFL-CIO and environmental groups, have joined a coalition of Republicans, called Conservatives Against Corruption, in supporting the measure.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
In the runoff, however, she was defeated by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who benefited from a broad coalition of voters opposed to her candidacy.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
The rally, held at the Fruitvale BART Plaza, brought together a wide coalition of organizations and individuals pushing for issues that ranged from international conflicts to local school funding.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 2 May 2026
This year’s honorees were selected by a coalition of leading Asian Pacific organizations and cultural icons.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026
In the runoff, however, she was defeated by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who benefited from a broad coalition of voters opposed to her candidacy.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
The rally, held at the Fruitvale BART Plaza, brought together a wide coalition of organizations and individuals pushing for issues that ranged from international conflicts to local school funding.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 2 May 2026
This year’s honorees were selected by a coalition of leading Asian Pacific organizations and cultural icons.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalition
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The Metros are one of the factions of the Gulf Cartel, weakened over the course of the last decade following the capture of their leaders.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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New Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has endorsed the talks but his relative silence and non-visibility have created space for Iran’s various internal factions to disagree over the way forward.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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But the king is expected to express the highest regard and friendship between the two countries on the 250th anniversary year of independence, creating what the palace called one of the greatest alliances in human history.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The deeper the rifts between the United States and Europe over Iran, the greater the chances of weakening the NATO alliance.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The most exuberant farewell event—a dance party at the White House—took place on January 6th.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Tall served as Mali’s education and science minister from 2016 to 2017 and is the president of the National Congress for Democratic Initiative, a political party opposed to the military government.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 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 likelihood is that Drury will be seeking a scoring RW (or center, in which case Miller could shift to wing) to upgrade at least one position in the top six.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Beyond game day wings, customers can expect pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and salads, among other classic bar bites.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the time that the strike started, union officials said that the district imposed a cap on healthcare contributions, enforced pay cuts and proposed increasing class sizes.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The union this week was pushing for a one-time $4,000 bonus for its members, but not a permanent increase.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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According to court documents, the suspect pulled an eyebrow razor from her left pocket and began slashing the second female victim, causing a cut across the left side of her face.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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Still, momentum is clearly on Philadelphia’s side.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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In an indication of how fraught the situation is with Iran’s participation in the World Cup, representatives from the Iranian soccer federation were denied entry into Canada this week.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Advertisement Economiesuisse, Switzerland’s largest business federation, has also objected to the proposal, warning that limiting immigration could lead to labor shortages especially for healthcare, research and service industries that depend on foreign labor.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Coalition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalition. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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