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as in combines
to come together to form a single unit
several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis
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as in unites
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the historic preservation movement gained momentum when the two groups coalesced
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Recent Examples of coalesces
But Mamdani consistently hasn’t surpassed 50 percent support in polling, suggesting an opening exists if Sliwa drops out and the opposition coalesces behind Cuomo.
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Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
The 2018 film First Reformed cast him as a minister whose painful past coalesces with an environmentalist awakening in an epic crisis of faith.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
The 2018 film First Reformed cast him as a minister whose painful past coalesces with an environmentalist awakening in an epic crisis of faith.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalesces
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The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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The song combines love at first sight, drugs, and death.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the streaming era, live sports are the one programming format still reeling in the large simultaneous audiences that advertisers and distributors crave, and generating the kind of chatter on social media that unites crowds across disparate screens.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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What unites them, in the way Fabio tells it, is not death but belonging.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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The derelict Toronto Postal Service Centre, now Scotiabank Arena, was on the eastern end of Bremner Boulevard, the street that connects the two buildings.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The new strategy connects water goals to the denim giant’s 2024 Climate Action Transition Plan, which aligns the company’ business plans with its climate commitments.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Netanyahu did — and still does — everything possible to weaken the Palestinian Authority, which cooperates every day with Israeli security services to keep the West Bank from blowing up.—
Thomas Friedman,
Twin Cities,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Netherlands will operate F-35s from Volkel, and Sweden, which is not a NATO member but cooperates closely with the alliance, will join with Gripen fighters.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Longoria, who often collaborates with stylist Maeve Reilly, wore a black shirt with buttons running down the front placket and an open neckline with a sharp collar, revealing her delicate necklace featuring an outline of the state of Texas.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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FinalSpark collaborates with ethicists to ensure the research remains within clear moral boundaries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Ink merges into breast milk, tranquillity and space to think are filled with irritating barking, and Lawrence loses herself to the madness.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their latest offering merges Wife Swap with our beloved Bravolebrities — but no, Housewives from different cities aren’t swapping lives with each other.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Coalesces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalesces. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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