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 The devices successfully differentiated all 16 possible combinations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Unlocking the full benefits of fiber More focused research is needed to understand more about the types of fiber that are beneficial to health, in what doses, and in what combinations. — Jean Liew, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 Layering was a major theme, with unexpected combinations and contrasting proportions. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 On Saturday, Miami tried out different combinations on the line. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026 Three rooms were running at once, with the members splitting up and cycling through different combinations of producers and songwriters, each room operating according to its own creative logic. — Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026 Because the policy measures were varied across combinations, the same option appeared for different respondents alongside many combinations of other policies. — Fengxiu Zhang, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 Pepsi, Keurig Dr Pepper and Coca-Cola's own bonds offer alternative ways to seek defensive exposure, with different combinations of valuation, income, growth potential and risk. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 Turns out, though, what actually happened is that Nike offered the women about 20 different combinations of a uniform — with tops and bottoms of various lengths. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combinations
Noun
  • Don’t worry about the chunky look to the newer potting soil mixtures, as this provides good soil aeration.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The new analysis used the MagLab’s 21-tesla Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer, which can distinguish an enormous number of compounds within extremely complex mixtures.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • British mergers and acquisitions specialist Hasham Khan of ABP Advisory is also becoming a board consultant.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The work was cross-border mergers and acquisitions across Central and Eastern Europe, as well as government investigations.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Big agriculture, private security firms, international drug cartels — all are choked out by Reacher’s big ol’ biceps.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Massive stockpiles of methamphetamine smuggled onto the islands by cartels have seeped into the local communities, spurring a widespread addiction crisis and straining the local health system.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • By transforming the application of violence and expanding warfare from limited conflicts to existential risks, this inflection point requires a new way of thinking about and constructing alliances.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Mexican cartels have forged alliances with local gangs, including Los Choneros, who battle for the control of ports and shipping routes.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Drizzy teased nearly ten new records and mixes in the film, ranging from acoustic ballads to island bops, New Orleans bounce tracks, and another rager with Yeat.
    — Armon Sadler, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Karbowski expects to see dates on labels across the whole grocery store, from beverages to baking mixes.
    — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Melvoin also was curious about how much flexibility the district would have to rethink or cancel projects based on state funding decisions or decisions related to school closures or consolidations.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Boulder Valley School District is proposing a sweeping round of school closures and consolidations.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Ramaphosa announced that soldiers would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence, as the government steps up its fight against criminal syndicates.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Similarly to De Soto, residents in Emporia, El Dorado, Ottawa, Osawatomie and Edgerton have formed their own coalitions and circulated petitions to ban data centers in their respective communities.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Both parties emerged from the progressive era as messy coalitions of diverse constituencies and interests, not uniform ideologies.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Combinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combinations. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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