combinations

plural of combination
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as in cartels
a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage the companies formed a combination in an attempt to establish a monopoly in the rubber market

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Recent Examples of combinations Bobby and Barry Bonds are considered one of the greatest father-son combinations in baseball history. CBS News, 13 July 2026 Some nutrients help your body absorb others more efficiently, while certain cooking methods and ingredient combinations unlock compounds that are otherwise difficult to use. Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026 This reshuffling of genetic material creates new combinations of genes, ensuring that each reproductive cell—and therefore each offspring—is genetically unique. Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026 None of the other housewives appears to get any other combinations of Xs and Os on their digits. Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 July 2026 This hardware is used to test different combinations of wavelengths and amplitudes during calibration. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 With so many combinations and over-the-top creations, the options feel endless. Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026 But lately, she’s been loosening up her minimalist approach, experimenting with brighter colors and unexpected combinations that make her everyday outfits feel fresh. Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 10 July 2026 Lamar began experimenting with different flavors, creating combinations like orange-ginger and watermelon-mint. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combinations
Noun
  • New methods for testing chemical mixtures Thousands of chemicals are used in commerce and released into the environment.
    Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • More recently, drones have been used to drop incendiary mixtures that ignite apartment buildings and residential blocks.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Banijay has completed several major mergers while many media mergers have struggled.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
  • Not the layoffs, the mergers, the rampant unemployment, and the fear that comes with it — all of that and more unreservedly sucks.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • The designation arguably laid the groundwork for the use of the military to fight cartels that produce the synthetic opioid in Mexico.
    Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • The country had spent the last decade grappling with a war between the state and the myriad narco-terrorist cartels.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the task of mediation was taken up by Qatar and Pakistan, with Pakistan becoming an unlikely host due to a combination of geographic necessity, deft diplomacy, and shifting regional alliances, analysts say.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • While the threshold sparked debate, the decree offers financial incentives for parties to merge by discounting registration fees for coalitions and alliances.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • State and national trends Previous outbreaks have been linked to bagged salad mixes/kits, cilantro, basil, raspberries, snow peas, and green onions, MDHSS has noted.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
  • High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are metallurgy’s version of having your cake and eating it too, combining multiple elements to create unusual mixes of desirable properties.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • The Chicago market has seen dozens of closings and consolidations in recent years, including Metropolitan Brewing, one of the city’s oldest craft breweries, which filed for bankruptcy and closed in 2023.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • The district launched a webpage detailing current school boundaries and consolidations.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • Until then, global syndicates will happily roll the dice on street-level arrests while the corporate entities handling the cash enable the pipeline.
    Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
  • Lucky Number Slevin, a movie about mistaken identity, rival crime syndicates, and assassins, was, for some reason (Josh Hartnett), one of the comfort movies of my childhood.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Graham’s death deprives the Senate of not only a reliable Republican vote, but also a negotiator who often helped assemble coalitions on national security issues, judicial nominations, and budget legislation.
    Nik Popli, Time, 13 July 2026
  • While the threshold sparked debate, the decree offers financial incentives for parties to merge by discounting registration fees for coalitions and alliances.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

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“Combinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combinations. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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