1
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
At least 88 postal operators have suspended some or all services to the United States until there is a solution, the union said.
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Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
In fact, unions are focusing less on wage increases and more on gaining more time off from work.
—Alex Ledsom, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The union has urged London Mayor Sadiq Khan to intervene.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The union has vowed to strike and picket the two local facilities until better terms are on the table.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
In fact, unions are focusing less on wage increases and more on gaining more time off from work.
—Alex Ledsom, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The union has urged London Mayor Sadiq Khan to intervene.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The union has vowed to strike and picket the two local facilities until better terms are on the table.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for union
Noun
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These characteristics make the merger an almost exact replica of that first, groundbreaking detection from 10 years ago, according to Isi.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Big changes—like new laws, industry mergers or new technology—can quickly change how valuable an investment is.—
Jack Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 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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In contrast, the cerebellum showed no such association.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bieger and a spokesperson for the alumni association did not immediately return Deadline’s requests for comment.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Businesses need data unification solutions that transform poor-quality data from disparate sources into secure, trusted and accessible information.—
Manish Sood,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Their goals are to improve the well being of children while promoting family unification, and to assist families to achieve economic and social self-sufficiency.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Trump, who has sometimes seemed conflicted about the anti-vax sentiment in his coalition that prevents him from claiming more credit for Operation Warp Speed, has thoroughly capitulated to the political reality that Kennedy is a useful ally.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Economic turbulence comes at a complex moment for the La Libertad Avanza coalition.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The band’s foundation was built on the joint songwriting of Davies and Hodgson, who sang lead on most of Supertramp’s hits, but their partnership was beginning to dissolve by the early 1980s.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Somaiya left the startup after just a few months after the partnership unraveled.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kenneth Cole has long been a champion of the merging of fashion and social impact.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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If zipper merging is legal in your state, then it should be used during times of heavy, slow-moving traffic.—
Ahmed Jawadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ellis highlighted the importance of having a film establish such a strong alliance between the North and Northeast of Brazil, especially considering the longstanding focus on the Southeast and cities like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Politics and aesthetics have an uneasy alliance.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Union.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/union. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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