COALITIONIST Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

coalitionist

noun

Definition of coalitionist

as in collaborator

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Noun

In the comments, some followers pointed out how Eilish now has the same hair color as her older sibling and longtime collaborator.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
One of the album highlights is a sparkly upbeat track that Stella co-wrote with Ethan Gruska and her longtime collaborator Simon Wilcox.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaborator

Noun

Pike’s boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, was an accomplice in Colleen Slemmer’s killing, and was convicted of murder, too.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026
Her accomplices, then-boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp and friend Shadolla Peterson, were previously sentenced to life and probation, respectively, in connection with the killing.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplice

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In Aaron Sorkin’s new thriller, the fictional Haugen — who, like her nonfictional counterpart, leaks thousands of documents to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz — habitually dons the accessories.

— Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Meow is an institution in the world of vintage clothing, shoes and accessories.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of accessory

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The fellow travelers wind up spending the week together, while The White Lotus star Coon stars as Sarah, the ex-fiancée of Lee’s character.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
For longtime fans of the brand, Ponant is a reliably luxe way to sail expedition-style to adventurous destinations—though as one fellow traveler and repeat guest pointed out to me, several other cruise lines now offer this once-rare combination.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of fellow traveler

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Willow, a one-time teen star now employed as a casting assistant, carries most of the strain.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Pore’s top assistant, Rafael Martinez, delivers the scouting report on their next opponent — in this instance, the University of Tulsa, with a match set for Wednesday night.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of assistant

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Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk.

— Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
By 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires, assuming full leadership of the archdiocese the following year.

— Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025

Definition of coadjutor

Noun

Navigation was another problem the agent had to solve, with GPT-6 Astra generating a C++ helper that used AzerothCore’s navigation-mesh data, known as mmaps, to calculate routes.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Instead, be an excellent tenant, a supportive sibling, a contributing citizen, a helper without being asked and a good-enough guest to know when to clear the heck out of the house and give the couple some privacy.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026

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