UNIONS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

unions

noun

plural of union

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

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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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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 unions After withdrawing their endorsement of Swalwell, the California Teacher’s Association put its support behind Steyer, a sure blow to Porter, who has also sought to win the support of unions. —

Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 The groups, including DRUM Beats NYC, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice and unions CIR-SEIU, Teamsters Local 804 and United Auto Workers, were fundamental to Mamdani’s successful mayoral campaign. —

Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 In recent weeks, Duncan has begun to pick up some endorsements from moderate Democrats and unions. —

CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 They have been too closely aligned with public employee unions, protecting the status quo rather than delivering real reform. —

Johnny Lee Dang, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Over the past year, health benefits have been an issue for teacher unions up and down the state. —

Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Several other Chicago unions have echoed CTU’s call to participate. —

Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 The emerging uproar could prove costly for Swalwell if his fundraising dries up, strangling his ability to run campaign ads, or if unions and other groups that endorsed his campaign begin to retract their decisions. —

ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 While some unions have successfully bargained for the right to supplement the QR codes with pen and paper, corporate has supposedly responded to that concession by refusing to stock more order cards. —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026

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Jack Daniel’s has been in the news a lot recently, as its parent company Brown-Forman has courted potential mergers with or acquisitions by two different companies—Sazerac (the owner of Buffalo Trace) and Pernod Ricard (the French company that controls Jameson Irish Whiskey).

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
Since Prosus’s Just Eat deal last year, European regulators are rethinking their approach to mergers in the EU.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026