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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
But the statement was not exclusively directed toward the government, but to the dockworkers’ unions as well.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
Corporations and unions, still barred from contributing to federal campaigns directly, could spend unlimited sums independently.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The union agreement included a promise by the Dodgers to beef up security.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Survivor advocates and union officials are calling on Mamdani to release all the documents, something his predecessors dating back to Giuliani has failed to do, claiming that releasing the information could lead to lawsuits.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
Corporations and unions, still barred from contributing to federal campaigns directly, could spend unlimited sums independently.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The union agreement included a promise by the Dodgers to beef up security.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Survivor advocates and union officials are calling on Mamdani to release all the documents, something his predecessors dating back to Giuliani has failed to do, claiming that releasing the information could lead to lawsuits.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for union
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His merger this week of his rocket company SpaceX with his artificial intelligence company xAI could help get them there.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The SpaceX-xAI merger could be a first step in that direction, and the consolidation a way to move toward steady cash flows and conservative capital to source the immense resources required to fund the AI boom.—
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semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The conflict escalated into full-scale war between the U.S. Army and a confederacy of tribes led by Miami chief Little Turtle and Shawnee chief Blue Jacket to decide who would keep Ohio.—
Jeff Suess,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Nov. 2025
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Long before settlers came to the Americas, there was a confederacy and governance system between three tribes: the Ottawa, the Ojibwe and the Potawatomi.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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Initiatives include expanding gold storage facilities, refineries, central clearing systems, investment channels like tokenization, and even forming a trade association for the industry.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The association with the Stones.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Those data points then go through a unification process where AI compares the item to more than 300 million others in Phia’s database to identify the best seller.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The drill was part of an intensifying military pressure campaign to intimidate the Taiwanese leadership, demoralize the population, and wear down the island’s resistance to unification with the mainland.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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The move comes as nine local district attorneys launched a coalition this week to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate state laws.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the heart of his coalition-building is a belief that virulent partisanship is a messaging issue more than a political one.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Nvidia’s global ambition As Nvidia’s chips have become the backbone of the global AI industry, the company’s partnerships have expanded well beyond North America.—
Rosa de Acosta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The relationship deteriorated further after Horvath and her colleagues voted to shift hundreds of millions of dollars out of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a city-county partnership, and into a new county agency on homelessness.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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This engine provides strong performance for highway merging, overtaking, and spirited driving, while maintaining smooth and responsive handling.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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This is attributed to two branches of the jet stream merging, and the dip in the jet stream elongating more, which allows for stronger rising motion ahead of the system.—
Trey Fulbright,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Pine and Teddy’s alliance costs Teddy his life in that final confrontation with Roper in the jungle.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Trump has governed as if sovereignty resides not in institutions, laws, or alliances, but in the personal discretion of the executive.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Union.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/union. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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