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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 also won the right to negotiate driver contracts with rideshare giants Uber and Lyft.
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Elbaor said he was hired by the Boilermakers in December 2020 to represent the union in a Labor Department compliance audit.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
These examples cumulatively show that union power in county government has metastasized.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Abdi was a field representative for AFSCME Council 5, according to Bart Anderson, the union's executive director.
—Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Elbaor said he was hired by the Boilermakers in December 2020 to represent the union in a Labor Department compliance audit.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
These examples cumulatively show that union power in county government has metastasized.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Abdi was a field representative for AFSCME Council 5, according to Bart Anderson, the union's executive director.
—Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for union
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The announcement framed it as a merger of equals, bringing 42 parks together under one company.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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Weiss was appointed last fall by David Ellison, a technology scion who took over CBS’ parent company, Paramount, in an $8 billion merger with his media company, Skydance.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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Speakers said the spot was once the temple of the confederacy and became holy ground of the civil rights movement.—
Kim Chandler,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Frey, a seventh-generation basket maker, joins a long line of Wabanaki people (his tribe, the Passamaquoddy, is part of this larger confederacy) to practice the age-old craft.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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The Star, which also looked into the killing, revealed that Jordan’s associations with organized crime figures, as well as his apparent disregard for angering them, likely contributed to his death.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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The association said a fourth climber, Mārtiņš Bilzēns, survived the fall and was in critical condition.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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General relativity suggests that objects with mass cause spacetime (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) to warp.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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The two main events are a title unification bout between Ilia Topiura and Justin Gaethje and an interim heavyweight title contest between Alex Pereira and Ciryl Gane.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
29 May 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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The stakes are high for Microsoft, which was one of the first tech companies to make a big bet on AI, through a $13 billion partnership with OpenAI, but then lost its early lead as various rivals joined the race.—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Through partnerships with farmers across the United States, Smyth delivers high quality ingredients, creativity, unique pairings and the flavors of the Midwest.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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That is problematic because the feeding and merging processes that allow black holes to grow to supermassive status had always been thought to take longer than 1 billion years.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
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But in this merging process, several threads have been left behind.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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According to the alliance, the theme emphasizes the LGBTQ+ community's place in American society, calls for resistance against efforts to diminish their rights and visibility and encourages people to live openly, proudly and without apology.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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According to the studio, players will have to deal with shifting alliances and car chases that apparently draw hot pursuits.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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“Union.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/union. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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