COHERING Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

cohering

verb

present participle of cohere

as in corresponding

to be in agreement on every point the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle

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as in cooperating

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association

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Recent Examples of cohering Every once in a while a crow calls, but there’s not much structure to it, with the sounds listlessly bouncing off the walls imposed by the five-minute runtimes instead of cohering into a rhythm. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026 During the controversy that followed, his disdain for women began cohering into a political identity. — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 In this show the palette shifted from the artist’s familiar Pepto-Bismol pink to slightly more somber shades, of saffron, eggplant, and rose; the colors had a touch of Bob Thompson about them, blocky flat shapes cohering into apparitions. — Helen Molesworth, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025

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San Francisco called up Carson Whisenhunt from Triple-A Sacramento Thursday morning, demoting beleaguered reliever Ryan Walker in a corresponding roster move.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
The algorithm examined participants’ chronotypes, or typical sleep and wake patterns over 24-hour periods, and found patterns in brain imaging corresponding to five distinct groups.

— Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 July 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

Comer had threatened to subpoena the prediction markets, but both Kalshi and Polymarket are cooperating with the investigation, according to the committee.

— Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026
In a statement, K2 Airways said search and rescue operations are still being conducted by Pakistani authorities and the company was fully cooperating with the aviation authorities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of cooperating

Verb

Projections place Trailer 3's release between late July and early August, potentially coinciding with Take-Two's earnings call or major global events.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The coinciding online sale of 51 lots raised a little under €200,000 (before fees).

— George Nelson for ArtNews, Robb Report, 9 July 2026

Definition of coinciding

Verb

The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

Definition of uniting

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This year, the conforming loan limit ranges from $832,750 in most areas to $1,249,125 in high-cost areas, according to the FHFA.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Vice president of communications Erin Kaplan says the classic innerspring mattress delivered temperature-regulating, body-conforming comfort for her as a side sleeper.

— Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026

Definition of conforming

Verb

Along with collaborating with other team members, duties include managing ledgers and overseeing financial accuracy.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
News also broke in May that the FBI was investigating another NIAID virologist, Vincent Munster, who had been called out for collaborating with Baric and the scientists in Wuhan.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of collaborating

Verb

The meet continues Thursday, a day consisting largely of women’s preliminaries, followed by men’s finals Friday and women’s finals Saturday.

— Mike Wilson, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Existing commercial solar panels are also physically bulky systems consisting not just of photovoltaic materials but also of thick protective glass, encapsulation layers, metallic contacts, mounting hardware, and structural framing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026

Definition of consisting

Verb

This week, the Times published several Letters to the Editor responding to Spiegler’s essay, which ran the gamut of agreeing and disagreeing with it.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
The officials submitted the document as more ships sailing the vital oil channel face attacks from Iranian military forces despite Tehran and Washington agreeing to a framework deal aimed at ending their war.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

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