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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a league of concerned parishioners who are seeking a greater voice in church affairs
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as in coalition
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
created to avert future wars, the League of Nations was a forerunner of the United Nations
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as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
that falls into a different league of fiction—the popular novel
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as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood
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as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed
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Recent Examples of league
Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander was named the league’s most valuable player for the second consecutive season and helped Oklahoma City win its first two playoff series in four-game sweeps over the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 31 May 2026
Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, his 76 OPS+ — which translates to 24% worse than league average offensive production — ranked 11th worst in MLB among all players with at least 450 plate appearances in 2025.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
No other league or country in the world is even close to that.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander was named the league’s most valuable player for the second consecutive season and helped Oklahoma City win its first two playoff series in four-game sweeps over the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 31 May 2026
Verb
Laguna Hills finished as the CIF-SS Division 7 runner-up to league rival Kennedy.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Beyond that, his 76 OPS+ — which translates to 24% worse than league average offensive production — ranked 11th worst in MLB among all players with at least 450 plate appearances in 2025.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for league
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On Tuesday, Anthropic expanded the effort to include 150 organizations in more than 15 countries.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The new union, United Faculty-UAW, would be affiliated with the United Auto Workers, which has grown from an auto manufacturing labor organization to one that represents journalists, higher-education faculty, aerospace and defense workers and a variety of white-collar professionals in other fields.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Courtesy Jared Cooney Horvath Jody Scheer, a retired pediatrician and co-founder of Oregon Unplugged, a parent activist coalition that hosted Horvath for a town hall this spring, said she’s seen parents cite his book at school board meetings.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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Since joining the race amid the Proposition 50 vote, von Wilpert has built a coalition drawing on more support from labor unions, a traditional but powerful base of support in Democratic politics.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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But this is sometimes a problem, as my wireless earbuds and headphones don't always cooperate with whatever outdated seatback entertainment systems exist on that flight.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Greg Biffle is accused in the lawsuit of being negligent in cooperating with Dutton, despite knowing the problems Dutton was experiencing before and during the flight, the lawsuit said.—
Jeff A. Chamer
May 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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In 2023, Archer settled intellectual property disputes with Boeing and its air taxi unit Wisk, and signed an agreement to collaborate on autonomous tech, and invested in the air taxi maker.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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And one thing Deb, who spent decades prioritizing the accumulation of money over the refinement of her craft, has learned from collaborating with Ava is that, in the end, art matters more to her than business.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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This historic institution is once again the nexus of local village life.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Lane and other higher education experts said institutions must focus on recruiting and catering to non-traditional college students.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The union has argued that the language — coupled with an arbitration provision — will limit the use of AI replicas to a handful of edge cases.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 June 2026
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The Boston cop accused of improperly shooting and killing a carjacking suspect pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in a hearing packed by his fellow officers and their union.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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For this reason, try to put your hummingbird food far from other bird feeders and, if possible, position several hummingbird feeders across your yard so aggressive hummingbirds can keep a safe space from their own kind.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
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And by the way, all companies are creating value of some kind.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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They were united by paranoia, and their quest to protect the American dream by exposing conspiracies and secrets that the powers-that-be would rather stayed hidden.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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As Bradley prepared to step down, Democrats struggled to find a successor who could unite liberal Black, white, Latino and Asian Angelenos.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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