1
as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle
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2
as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association
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Recent Examples of cohere
Donald Trump’s threats have, almost overnight, caused a famously divided and centrifugal nation to cohere into a single national front.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Writing is the discipline that teaches you to take a jumble of thoughts and cohere them into a compelling point of view.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Again, these offer glimpses into a wider story but never cohere into a full narrative.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
An examination of productivity, provenance, and quality can offer clues to how its metanarrative is shifting, how well its brand coheres, and, by default, how easily the group can communicate with its audience.
—Charlie Winter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Writing is the discipline that teaches you to take a jumble of thoughts and cohere them into a compelling point of view.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Again, these offer glimpses into a wider story but never cohere into a full narrative.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
An examination of productivity, provenance, and quality can offer clues to how its metanarrative is shifting, how well its brand coheres, and, by default, how easily the group can communicate with its audience.
—Charlie Winter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohere
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That corresponded to images shot Sunday by Maxar Technologies similarly showing the ongoing work.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2025
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Instead, subscribers answer questions online, correspond with medical professionals virtually and get the prescribed drugs in visually pleasing packages delivered discreetly to their homes.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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During daytime hours, when weather cooperates, the four giraffes spend much of their day together outside.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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The driver, identified only as a man, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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The first episode of Beyond the Villa coincides with the season 7 finale of Love Island USA on July 13 at 9 p.m. ET, exclusively on Peacock.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Some of the camp games are just for fun, while others coincide with a lecture and a life lesson.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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But the urge to denigrate public education has become one of those odd obsessions that unite the nutty left and kooky right.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Release date: May 5, 2023 Cast: Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Sean Gunn For the final hoorah, the Guardians unite to defend the universe one last time in their biggest space mission yet.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
3 July 2025
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As most states conform to federal definitions for determining income and deductions, this means that the tax rate for gambling income has the potential to be even higher than the 74% rate illustrated in the example.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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These changes do not require the two-step 28-day process of normal rule changes because this would be a change to conform to law, under Civil Code 4355(b)(4).—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Outside of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, Cameron collaborated with Zach Hill and Janet Weiss on a 2013 album called Drumgasm.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
7 July 2025
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Cross-Silo Collaboration Barriers AI developers attempting to collaborate across silos (such as government agencies) where data sharing is challenging or explicitly forbidden are able to exchange synthetic datasets.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The University of Pennsylvania agreed to a resolution with President Donald Trump's administration to keep males out of women's sports and apologize to every woman swimmer who was affected by the presence of trans athlete Lia Thomas in the 2021-22 season.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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More Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Jordan Clarkson agreed to a contract buyout with the Utah Jazz to become a free agent.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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The Wings’ usual home court is found at the College Park Center in Arlington, which fits just 7,000 fans.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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And trying to force yourself into one risks shrinking your identity to fit a trend.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Essence,
8 July 2025
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“Cohere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohere. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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