coalitions

plural of coalition

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coalitions And both sets of allies are forming new middle-power coalitions to reduce reliance on Washington, from recent European arrangements with India to the trade agreements Japan is pursuing with Latin America. Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Health care affordability will be solved by building durable coalitions around ideas that work in the real world, not just in theory. Kody Kinsley, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026 It will be won by cities that have spent years assembling investors, identifying stadium sites, building political coalitions and demonstrating that the public and private sectors can actually work together. Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 And as Netanyahu’s coalitions hardened Schleien’s programs became edgier, skewering Netanyahu sycophants in the Likud Party, anti-élitist demagogues, cultic settlers, and rabbinic mandarins. Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026 Global coalitions and international forums like the World Economic Forum (WEF) offer a literal stage for diverse-minded experts to solve the complex governance, security, and policy challenges created by AI. Shlomo Kramer, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 The Provisional Electoral Council has launched voter registration drives and provided financial incentives for the 316 political parties authorized to field candidates to create coalitions and platforms. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Experienced leaders can contribute by convening people, mobilizing resources, building coalitions and turning ideas into execution. Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Major technology companies formed coalitions to start testing this advanced AI in order to prepare. Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalitions
Noun
  • Sinaloa has been engulfed for nearly two years in a bloody conflict between rival factions of the cartel that bears the state’s name.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Her research shows how the struggle to reconcile conflicting factions and form a collective challenge to oppressive beauty standards gained strength.
    Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Some fans prefer when the game has fewer twists that disrupt the natural flow of alliances and power structures.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • North Korea’s willingness to sustain such losses reflects the reach of Russia’s global alliances and Moscow’s need for extra manpower.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Those deals took place under multiple presidential administrations of both parties, and various FTC leaders.
    Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The district says it should be allowed to use the existing law and that any major changes to California's fiscal oversight system should go through the normal legislative process, including public hearings and input from all involved parties.
    Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Local unions and guilds and indie producers have countered by looking to American web giants to dig deeper in their pockets to underwrite the cost of producing homemade content.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The organization has formed a coalition with 70 other groups, including faith leaders, business executives, unions and other voting rights advocates.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Some of the ensemble members are puppeteers who control the title character, a realistic puppet able to spread its wings.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • By allowing wings like Kayla Thornton, Salaun and Kaila Charles to plant themselves on the baseline right outside of the paint, the driving lanes that Chicago enjoyed early were suddenly closed up.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And while these residents may have varying opinions on the legislation, the 43 federations, councils and other organizations that make up Jewish California have thrown their support behind it.
    Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Caribbean member federations are seen as potential supporters for Infantino to peel away from their CONCACAF leadership.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • All 350 potential scenarios are tailor-made, and some are influenced by real events, from both sides of the political divide.
    Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Club stocks CrowdStrike and Salesforce also report after the bell, and both sides of the enterprise software trade will be tested.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And aside from owning private jets and towering mansions, billionaires’ two favorite hobbies are buying stakes in professional sports leagues and pouring money into philanthropy.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The effect of the wealth consolidation carefully, and secretly, orchestrated by the SEC and Big 10 has been not catastrophic to those not in these respective leagues, but at least cataclysmic.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Coalitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalitions. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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