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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense
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as in association
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk
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Recent Examples of confederation
So twice in the past decade the confederation brought South America’s championship tournament to North America just to make things interesting.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The month-long tournament kicks off June 14, with 63 matches featuring 32 clubs from each of the six international confederations, creating matchups between AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA teams.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 9 May 2025
The two holidays are ideologically opposed: Canada Day celebrates the country’s 1867 confederation under British law, while July Fourth celebrates a violent revolution against the crown.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
Can clubs from the same confederation play each other?
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The month-long tournament kicks off June 14, with 63 matches featuring 32 clubs from each of the six international confederations, creating matchups between AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA teams.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 9 May 2025
The two holidays are ideologically opposed: Canada Day celebrates the country’s 1867 confederation under British law, while July Fourth celebrates a violent revolution against the crown.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 2 July 2025
Can clubs from the same confederation play each other?
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederation
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Epstein’s association with the rich and famous has garnered great international interest and spun off conspiracy theories, especially among those on the right.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
25 July 2025
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But Amy’s association with Rachel may have ultimately been her undoing, as other players looked to weaken the Big Brother legend by taking out her closest ally, leading to the 43-year-old insurance agent’s unanimous 13-0 ouster on Thursday’s live eviction episode.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Ecuador was set to host the men’s Copa América in 2024, but the federation pulled out the year prior, citing security and infrastructure concerns.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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For two decades, the federation relied on a partnership with MLS that tasked Soccer United Marketing (SUM) with selling U.S. Soccer commercial rights.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and shared in partnership with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, a multi-newsroom initiative founded by the Miami Herald, the Sun-Sentinel, The Palm Beach Post, the Orlando Sentinel, WLRN Public Media and the Tampa Bay Times.—
Peter Aldous,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Bangor Daily News.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
20 July 2025
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The annual festival was started in 2017 by the Red River Cultural District, a nonprofit coalition of Austin businesses and community organizations clustered around the live music corridor on Red River Street.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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In 2012, Meloni and a hardcore group of former Seagulls bolted from Berlusconi’s coalition.—
Massimo Calabresi,
Time,
24 July 2025
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Trump’s more recent nominations include two picks for the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces union regulations.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
20 July 2025
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The union decided to opt out of the eight-year agreement last October.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
19 July 2025
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Neither was similarity found to be a strong predictor of relationship stability.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Despite the prevalence of romances, most employees now operate under explicit policies for workplace relationships with nearly all workers, 94 percent, saying their companies have such guidelines.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Clarify Strategic Objectives As the CEO of a commercial landscape alliance, we are rooted in a growing industry.—
Brian Helgoe,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Ullrich notes that having transparency or ESG criteria or being part of an alliance of businesses that understand the importance of protecting the natural environment is aspirational.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederation. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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