as in to organize
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Recent Examples of unionize
Production assistants on the NBC drama Chicago Fire have unanimously voted to unionize.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Staffers at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on December 15 and 16 voted to unionize under the auspices of AFSCME Cultural Workers United District Council 36, with 96 percent casting their electronic ballots in favor of doing so.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2025
Safety concerns were a driving factor in worker efforts to unionize the plant with the UAW.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
The non-statutory labor exemption can’t apply in college football because the athletes are, for now at least, not recognized as employees and under labor law only employees can unionize.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Staffers at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on December 15 and 16 voted to unionize under the auspices of AFSCME Cultural Workers United District Council 36, with 96 percent casting their electronic ballots in favor of doing so.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2025
Safety concerns were a driving factor in worker efforts to unionize the plant with the UAW.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
The non-statutory labor exemption can’t apply in college football because the athletes are, for now at least, not recognized as employees and under labor law only employees can unionize.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unionize
Verb
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This coalition was built through years of organizing, through mosque networks, through labor unions, through the economic leverage of the bazaar.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Want more cleaning and organizing tips?—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
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Ohio State Sports Properties, Learfield’s local team in Columbus, will collaborate with Ohio State’s athletic department on centerpiece sponsorship assets, such as a jersey-patch partnership in anticipation of an NCAA rule change.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Last year, the brand for the first time participated at the Met Gala and launched the Moncler Genius collection with Mercedes-Benz by Nigo and the first collection of apparel collaborating with Donald Glover’s Gilga Farm.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Unionize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unionize. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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