coalitions

plural of coalition

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of coalitions Similarly to De Soto, residents in Emporia, El Dorado, Ottawa, Osawatomie and Edgerton have formed their own coalitions and circulated petitions to ban data centers in their respective communities. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 Both parties emerged from the progressive era as messy coalitions of diverse constituencies and interests, not uniform ideologies. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 But while anti-immigrant, pro-Russian parties have made inroads across the continent in recent years, there have also been notable reversals, and some have softened their views to build coalitions with moderates. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 At national level, too, far-right parties now lead coalitions in Italy and the Czech Republic and serve as junior governing partners in Finland, Croatia, Slovakia and Sweden. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 Phair felt she was atomized from the female coalitions of the ’90s, and that this co-bill might be a way to rectify that. — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 And both sets of allies are forming new middle-power coalitions to reduce reliance on Washington, from recent European arrangements with India to the trade agreements Japan is pursuing with Latin America. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Health care affordability will be solved by building durable coalitions around ideas that work in the real world, not just in theory. — Kody Kinsley, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026 It will be won by cities that have spent years assembling investors, identifying stadium sites, building political coalitions and demonstrating that the public and private sectors can actually work together. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalitions
Noun
  • With front lines frozen, infighting among pro-government factions — which had never been the happiest of allies — broke out into open war, causing a still-unresolved rift between Saudi Arabia and the Emirates.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Zema has proposed classifying major criminal factions as terrorist organizations.
    — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Over the six episodes, alliances shift, egos clash, and pressure builds as the group shrinks.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • After Washington rebuffed calls to strike Houthi rebels, Saudi Arabia is pursuing new maritime and defense alliances.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • AccuPoint does not charge an application fee or accept compensation from firms or any other parties for inclusion on the Financial Advisor 100 list.
    — Kelli Grant, CFP®,Riley de León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Daines and Merkley also want committee leaders to have a one-day fast-track for considering popular bills with strong committee support from both parties that would allow those bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The unions cited concerns including job security, affordable health care, and wages that meet New York City’s inflated cost of living.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Geffray is scheduled to meet with teachers’ unions, student representatives and parents’ groups on Friday.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • So are Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, filled with flying machines, batlike wings worked by a pilot pumping pedals.
    — Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Shannon, like your most basic friend from freshman year of college, goes for angel wings.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Rather, it was based on joint research by eight major trade union federations examining the actual living expenses of 422 workers from 28 factories in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Kampong Speu provinces.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The 211 national federations were offered $20 million each to approve the creation of the FIFA Forward Enterprise subsidiary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The star of the menu is the seafood, freshly caught and grilled with Aegean lemon and a choice of glaze and sides.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, independent journalists are developing direct relationships with advertisers and marketers, creating more fluidity between the editorial and business sides of their brands.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Palm City Polo Club provides polo lessons and hosts leagues for people with different experience levels, Casey said.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • However, restrictions have begun to loosen over the last decade, and some players have been allowed to compete abroad or join lucrative leagues.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Coalitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coalitions. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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