1
as in mergers
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in coalitions
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
as in associations
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unions
Gil Lang, the General Chairman for the BLET's LIRR engineers, said the unions are trying to keep pace with the rising cost of living in New York.
—
ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
The National Guard also was in Memphis in 1978 after Memphis police and firefighters’ unions went on strike.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Employers counter that the cost of providing what unions want adversely affects their competitiveness in other states and nations and forces them to raise prices, reduce employment or even leave California to remain solvent.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Union Pacific chief financial officer Jennifer Hamann added that the company has been negotiating with its unions in parallel to the merger.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Union members and their relatives outgun parent groups to control local school board elections, and unions dominate statewide curriculum choices.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
American unions were born in the factories of the Industrial Revolution.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Complaints have also surfaced recently from members of local unions.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Polls showed consistent opposition and unions organized the biggest demonstrations in decades, but Macron refused to budge.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
The National Guard also was in Memphis in 1978 after Memphis police and firefighters’ unions went on strike.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Employers counter that the cost of providing what unions want adversely affects their competitiveness in other states and nations and forces them to raise prices, reduce employment or even leave California to remain solvent.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Union Pacific chief financial officer Jennifer Hamann added that the company has been negotiating with its unions in parallel to the merger.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Union members and their relatives outgun parent groups to control local school board elections, and unions dominate statewide curriculum choices.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
American unions were born in the factories of the Industrial Revolution.
—James Felton Keith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Complaints have also surfaced recently from members of local unions.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Polls showed consistent opposition and unions organized the biggest demonstrations in decades, but Macron refused to budge.
—Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unions
Noun
-
With masses equivalent to millions or even billions of suns, supermassive black holes are too massive to have been born from dying stars; instead, it is theorized that they are created when smaller black holes collide and merge, and a chain of progressively larger and larger mergers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Scientists have used it to observe over 300 black hole mergers so far.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
By the late 19th century, white Southerners had regained control of state governments from the biracial coalitions that emerged following the ratification of the 15th Amendment.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
-
Health systems are forming coalitions to lobby for the issues that matter to them, and existing collaborations are getting stronger.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Studies have found associations between exposure to some herbicides and pesticides and cancer, hormone disruption, and other acute and chronic health conditions.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
-
Their social credit system tracks citizens across every domain — financial transactions, social media, personal associations.—
Tanner H. Jones,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
At the University of Chicago (#13), almost all of the arts and humanities departments and some social science departments are pausing new PhD program admissions for 2026-2027, as the school studies consolidations and cost-savings.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
-
Several other key markets, including Spain, Poland, Belgium, and Austria, also recorded consolidations of varying degrees in both volume and value.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Noun
-
In addition to providing emergency grants to cover funding losses, the foundation is offering grants for scenario planning and transitions, enabling nonprofits to explore strategic options such as mergers, winddowns or strategic alliances.—
Andrea Levere,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
-
As this new deal shows, such alliances are made to evolve.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
While this first offering leverages Supermicro hardware fulfilled through Arrow Electronics, MinIO plans to expand the AIStor pod portfolio with additional hardware vendor partnerships in the future, giving enterprises more choice while maintaining the simplified deployment model.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
-
This sparked an idea to conduct personal research into how influencers and journalists structure partnerships for brand promotions, specifically within the football industry.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Bombshells will arrive on the scene throughout the season, looking to find any cracks in relationships and find their own connections.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
-
Dealerships work with multiple financial institutions and often have deep relationships with them from years of dealmaking.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Governments and national federations will play a vital role.—
Sportico Sponsored Content,
Sportico.com,
25 Aug. 2025
-
Jewish federations aren’t in the habit of donating to Palestinians, especially in wartime, and blowback from some givers and critics was inevitable.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unions. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share