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reunification

noun

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Recent Examples of reunification By contrast, Alom’s path has been relatively smoother after entering the United States through family reunification. — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 As part of the reunification process, DCFS must also present an aftercare plan to the juvenile court to determine what services would support the family. — CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 This appears to be true even for global superstars like Ye, whose concert at Soldier Field in Chicago on Friday night served as a reunification for many of the hip-hop artists who have been in his orbit over the course of his long career. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 By keeping the prospect of peaceful reunification alive, the core concerns of all three parties can be accommodated as much as possible. — Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2026 Following reunification, Stötzer continued making art, working across drawing, textile, and ceramics, among other media. — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Last spring, Taiwan’s government deported three women who had advocated on social media for reunification with China by force. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Once under Russian control, many Ukrainian children were transferred into Russian institutions or placed under guardianship or adopted, making reunification with their families increasingly difficult. — Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026 Amid German reunification in 1990, the 50-year-old Patty first loses her job and then her friend Jelena. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
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  1. reunion
  2. synthesis
  3. fusion
Noun
  • The fact that here on Earth the same amount of time lapses for two people between a separation and reunion gives us a peculiar intuition about temporality—an intuition that does not work elsewhere.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And while this gentle reader, writer, and watcher was never worried that star Ella Bruccoleri would indeed be joined by co-star Dónal Finn for the new special, consider the Hayward reunion officially official today.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of reunion
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  • Showing here also presents McGirr with a much more authentic pedestal from which to project his new synthesis of all that acquired McQueen aesthetic lore with his own design identity—because both were forged in London.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Rankings and click-through rates are joined, and in some cases superseded, by share-of-voice measures such as brand mentions, algorithmic citations and real-time sentiment synthesis.
    — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of synthesis
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  • Call it a curse or call it destiny, Kardashian’s success is a fusion of Armenian folklore and the American dream.
    — Marzia Nicolini, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026
  • His signature fusion of gore and glamor has caught him some flak over the years, most prominently around the romanticization of harrowing true crime events.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of fusion

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“Reunification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reunification. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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