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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
Across the country, women are building bipartisan coalitions and filing litigation to challenge unlawful barriers.
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Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
But a general election that includes voices from across the spectrum and encourages candidates to build coalitions and draw support from everyone?
—Tom Charron, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Pahlavi has also contributed to high level international coalitions, including the Munich Security Conference, to build the National Cooperation Platform, to unify diverse political factions.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
While views in Congress are largely falling along party lines, there are crossover coalitions.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
But defining coalitions in terms of ethnic contrast will not inspire confidence in many other Iranians.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Each talked about bringing sporadic voters into their coalitions.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Previous government in Nepal have largely been coalitions, with two or more parties joining forces to command a majority in the House.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Last year, Penny Pritzker called on city nonprofits, training providers, and employer coalitions to propose a way to best connect Chicagoans with good health care jobs.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Celina Stewart, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
But a general election that includes voices from across the spectrum and encourages candidates to build coalitions and draw support from everyone?
—Tom Charron, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Pahlavi has also contributed to high level international coalitions, including the Munich Security Conference, to build the National Cooperation Platform, to unify diverse political factions.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
While views in Congress are largely falling along party lines, there are crossover coalitions.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026
But defining coalitions in terms of ethnic contrast will not inspire confidence in many other Iranians.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Each talked about bringing sporadic voters into their coalitions.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Previous government in Nepal have largely been coalitions, with two or more parties joining forces to command a majority in the House.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Last year, Penny Pritzker called on city nonprofits, training providers, and employer coalitions to propose a way to best connect Chicagoans with good health care jobs.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalitions
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Pahlavi has also contributed to high level international coalitions, including the Munich Security Conference, to build the National Cooperation Platform, to unify diverse political factions.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kurds make up about a tenth of Iran’s population, and the ethnic group’s other national factions in Iraq and Syria have allied with the US in prior decades to fight those countries’ rulers.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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And so part of my strategy was making alliances with people on that New Wave scene who just seemed so wild and crazy.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
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Many of the company’s efforts have relied on crafting alliances with personalities who haven’t resided under the Fox umbrella.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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The remaining 110 seats in the 275-member body will be allocated through a proportional representation system, under which political parties nominate lawmakers based on their share of the vote.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Double Tap Pub, LIGA Boise and Brixx Craft House will host watch parties in Boise, and Garden City’s Belmont Brew House also will have one.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the Galacticoaster, for instance, riders will build a virtual approximation of a spaceship from a touchscreen, selecting options for wings, cannons and more.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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With the curtains drawn on the Olympics and the World Cup waiting in the wings, the World Baseball Classic has the spotlight to itself.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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LaFayette later trained Black youth to become leaders in the Chicago Freedom Movement and helped organize tenant unions.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Combining the news-gathering operation stateside will be trickier, as CBS News has employees and vendors that operate under contracts with the Writers Guild of America East, SAG-AFTRA and other unions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The sides and top of the bag are brown leather, which adds just enough contrast to pop against your outfit, and perfectly complements the bag’s gold chain and zipper.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2026
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Amodei indicated that despite the public falling out, negotiations have continued between the two sides in recent days.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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This suggestion came barely a week after the men’s version of the competition concluded in chaos, leading to charges by CAF against the football federations of Morocco and Senegal.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Those federations will decide how to distribute them to their most loyal fans who attended previous games.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Pablo Reyes, a glove-first utility man who has played parts of seven seasons in the major leagues, drove in two runs with a single in the second inning and another run with a single in the fourth.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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While labor relations sometimes break down—as seen with the WNBA–WNBPA dispute and as may occur later this year with MLB and the MLBPA—labor relations are usually stable enough that athletes avoid suing leagues and vice versa, and everyone involved makes substantial money.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Coalitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalitions. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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