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as in merger
the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one
the union of East Germany and West Germany that became possible after the fall of communism
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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
in 1949 the U.S. and Canada joined their European allies in a transatlantic union to defend Western Europe from aggression by the Soviet Union
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as in association
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the movie studio is producing the blockbuster in union with another studio because of the tremendous cost involved
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Recent Examples of union
The union agreed to drop those challenges in exchange for letting employees continue working remotely three days a week.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Hundreds of grocery workers in the Treasure Valley could go on strike as their union pushes for a new contract.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025
New leadership, when elected, will be faced with a union in flux.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400, a chapter of a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million retail, meatpacking and food processing workers in the United States and Canada, said in a statement June 20 that Kroger would be closing four stores represented by the union.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Hundreds of grocery workers in the Treasure Valley could go on strike as their union pushes for a new contract.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2025
New leadership, when elected, will be faced with a union in flux.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025
United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400, a chapter of a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million retail, meatpacking and food processing workers in the United States and Canada, said in a statement June 20 that Kroger would be closing four stores represented by the union.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for union
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As businesses held their breath for the arrival of 2025, there was a striking decline in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.—
Matt Kunkel,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In the late 1990s, the bank underwent a major realignment after Citicorp’s merger with Travelers which created Citigroup.—
Luisa Beltran,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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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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The homeowners association will require residents to park inside their garages to prevent the spillover of parking onto neighborhood streets, See said.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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Just as plantation owners once claimed to know what was best for enslaved people — controlling their movement, their associations, their very thoughts — artificial intelligence systems now make similar claims about human behavior.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Considering Thoughts As DevSecOps comes into this new age of AI amplification, the MCP, ACP and A2A model of unification brings unprecedented flexibility, intelligence and responsiveness to infrastructure automation.—
Venkatadri Marella,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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So that really does instinctively sound like a unification, right?—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2025
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The conflict—and America's role in it—has splintered Trump's MAGA coalition, as the movement's isolationist wing stands staunchly opposed to hawkish pro-Trump lawmakers and media figures who favor a more hard-line stance toward Iran.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The lone wolf extremist myth diverts from what should be the focus of deterrence efforts: understanding how far-right extremists network, organize and, as the Jan. 6 insurrection showed, build coalitions across diverse groups, especially through the use of social media.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
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Hurtigruten is also justifiably proud of its environmental initiatives, including zero food waste, single-use plastic, partnerships with local food suppliers and excursion operators, and use of sustainable biofuels.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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The minimum qualifications for this job are 15 years of progressive leadership experience supporting clients or staff across multiple regions and programs and at least 10 years leading partnerships results at a national scale.—
Terina Allen,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The alliances people form, the water cooler conversations, the unspoken rules about who gets promoted.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Just this week, the alliance released its first ever Commercial Space Strategy, stressing three goals – leveraging commercial solutions, ensuring continuous access during peace, crisis or conflict and bolstering coherent relationships with the commercial sector.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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The Virginia rap duo recently shared their feelings on the production duo’s breakup and the relationship between the two collectives.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
25 June 2025
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When Perception and Awareness Align The relationship between consciousness and perception is complicated.—
Christian Wolf,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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“Union.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/union. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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