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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of combinations However, since a Higgs boson does not have a spin of its own, the two Z bosons formed during its decay cannot have any odd combinations of spins. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026 The color combinations range from non-boring neutrals to soft pops of color, but the dusty blue and brown make for an especially sweet pairing. Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Sep. 2026 There have been plenty of in-game rotations, promising combinations, fluidity and creativity, but without the delivery of a final hammer blow. Cerys Jones, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Then came the how-to guides, in posts filled with menu combinations and step-by-step explainers on how to navigate Chipotle’s build-your-own ordering system. Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 Each of us likely differs from it at millions of bases in our genome, and most of us probably carry some combinations of insertions, deletions, duplications, and flipped sequences. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 When working through styling combinations, the founders discovered new and inventive ways to put the looks together, creating combinations that felt surprising and very true to their brand. Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026 Barbour creates new iterations of its tartan every season, working different combinations of colors into the mix. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 With a little more coaxing, the same results can be achieved with the base Copilot license, simply by using the right prompt-model combinations. Chris Stegh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combinations
Noun
  • The four samples contained mixtures of reactive dyes rather than the single dyes frequently examined in previous stripping research.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sliman took up clay and hay mixtures used in village open-air ovens.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Ellipticals are older galaxies and likely the results of mergers.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Glaser Weil attorney and senior partner Roger Howard, the esteemed Hollywood corporate, real estate and mergers and acquisitions lawyer, died August 29 after a battle with cancer.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Experts say cartels use car bombs to intimidate rivals and authorities, pressure the government and spread fear among civilians.
    María Verza, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Car bombs to spread fear Experts say cartels use car bombs to intimidate rivals and authorities, pressure the government and spread fear among civilians.
    María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Powerful Native nations and smaller communities resisted and limited colonial aggression through diplomacy, alliances, petitions and court cases, and wars of resistance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, a military junta has abandoned longtime partners and has formed new alliances instead, including with Russia, where President Vladimir Putin faces an ICC arrest warrant linked to the war in Ukraine.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • On Labor Day, shoppers can save 20% on the site's sauces and cocktail mixes (use promo code LABORDAY).
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The grain has a sweeter flavor than wheat and can be found in products like baking mixes and beer.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There have also been about 2,000 staff cuts, and consolidations of various functions.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Both the current Superintendent Jose Dotres and the board’s pick to replace him, Rafael Villalobos, have signaled that a higher number of closures and consolidations are coming.
    Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Complex investigations to dismantle drug trafficking syndicates can require advanced equipment, Casey Rayborn Hicks, a spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, wrote in a statement.
    Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Informal mining is a deep problem in South Africa and is connected to criminal syndicates, according to authorities.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But while anti-immigrant, pro-Russian parties have made inroads across the continent in recent years, there have also been notable reversals, and some have softened their views to build coalitions with moderates.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • At national level, too, far-right parties now lead coalitions in Italy and the Czech Republic and serve as junior governing partners in Finland, Croatia, Slovakia and Sweden.
    Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Combinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combinations. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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