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as in factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group
rival coalitions struggling for control of the party
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as in alliances
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 coalitions
Restorative coalitions also have an impact on services that require trauma recognition, report and intervention.
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Connye Griffin, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Policies enacted without durable organization, broad working-class coalitions, and a political economy that strengthens working-class power will not survive.
—Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Achieving that goal, however, depends more on building durable coalitions grounded in economic reality and less on bold slogans.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Those coalitions will determine their hyperlocal needs and apply for the money.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
Adding South Korea to these coalitions will streamline overlapping partnership-building efforts and boost Tokyo’s and Seoul’s ability to pool resources and collectively build enough military, economic, and technological scale to compete with China and its allies.
—Ayumi Teraoka, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2025
At Tuesday’s transit bill signing in Chicago, Welch said school choice supporters need to build coalitions the way lawmakers did with transit legislation.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
Democrats don’t want to rush madly to sign the petitions, which might create appearances that the effort was being led solely by Democrats rather than the bipartisan coalitions that have championed the discharge campaigns.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
As both sides weigh their options, the possibility of court challenges or legislative pushes from business coalitions remains.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Connye Griffin, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Policies enacted without durable organization, broad working-class coalitions, and a political economy that strengthens working-class power will not survive.
—Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Achieving that goal, however, depends more on building durable coalitions grounded in economic reality and less on bold slogans.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Those coalitions will determine their hyperlocal needs and apply for the money.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
Adding South Korea to these coalitions will streamline overlapping partnership-building efforts and boost Tokyo’s and Seoul’s ability to pool resources and collectively build enough military, economic, and technological scale to compete with China and its allies.
—Ayumi Teraoka, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2025
At Tuesday’s transit bill signing in Chicago, Welch said school choice supporters need to build coalitions the way lawmakers did with transit legislation.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025
Democrats don’t want to rush madly to sign the petitions, which might create appearances that the effort was being led solely by Democrats rather than the bipartisan coalitions that have championed the discharge campaigns.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
As both sides weigh their options, the possibility of court challenges or legislative pushes from business coalitions remains.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalitions
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Since the capture of El Chapo Guzman in 2016 and his extradition to the United States, the two primary factions that made up the Sinaloa Cartel, those loyal to El Chapo and those loyal to El Mayo Zambada, have been at war for control of Culiacán and the cartel itself.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi back rival factions in Sudan, and have taken differing positions over Israel’s surprise recognition of Somaliland.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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On the other hand, mayors and city leaders formed powerful alliances to sell voters on investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the National Western Complex, and voters typically responded with generosity.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Players making off-island alliances with other potential returnees before leaving for Fiji is strictly forbidden.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Say, for example, that a restaurant’s menu states that an automatic 18% charge will be added to all bills for parties of six or more customers.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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While no blame was assigned, the hearings were open to the public and often gave interested parties, including family members of the person killed, their first opportunity for answers.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Offerings will include wings, Nashville-style fried chicken tenders, sandwiches and more.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its menu will expand to include more appetizers, sandwiches, chicken wings, mac and cheese, and gourmet hot dogs.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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All three unions have expressed concern that ZIM would exchange hands to a foreign entity.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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State workers and their unions have vowed to keep up the fight this year.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Davie has faced a number of major scandals since being named director general in 2020, including the resignation of the BBC’s top new anchor Huw Edwards and accusations of bias from both sides over its coverage of the war in Gaza.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2025
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In breaking with the contentious dealings between the league and the NFL Players Association, Tagliabue and Upshaw kept negotiations respectful and centered on what would benefit both sides.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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The letter calls for the United Nations, international sports federations, and world governments to intervene to prevent Vafaei Sani's sentence.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Brazilians were drawn from grassroots collectives, Indigenous federations, academia, and social enterprises, and traveled from diverse regions and key ecological zones in Brazil, such as the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Ehrlich compared the situation to the labor upheaval professional leagues went through before finally settling on collective bargaining, which has been looked at as a potential solution by some in college sports over the past year.—
ANDREW DESTIN,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Contessa’s Corner Sports leagues, state gambling regulators and tribal leaders have all raised concerns that prediction market trades on sports don’t have the same level of guardrails as sportsbooks to protect against cheating by athletes, referees, coaches and other insiders.—
Alex Sherman,Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Coalitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalitions. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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