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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
the smaller countries signed an alliance pledging to protect one another against the belligerent behemoth in their midst
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as in coalition
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
an alliance between the French and the Algonquians to check Iroquois advances into their territory
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as in partnership
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
in alliance with booksellers, the nation's schools are promoting National Reading Month
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Recent Examples of alliance
His statements — including Holocaust denial, racist denunciations of Muslims and immigrants, and his 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate people with AIDS in special facilities — shocked his critics and strained his political alliances.
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Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
White was one of the first people invited to speak at Trump’s 2024 victory party, underscoring a decades-long alliance stretching back to when Trump hosted UFC fights at his Atlantic City casino.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The alliance is a crucial instrument of U.S. power: NATO ensures that competition between the United States and Europe remains restricted to the economic sphere.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Besides Gaza, Biden's defeat might have serious consequences for Ukraine, NATO and America's alliances generally.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
White was one of the first people invited to speak at Trump’s 2024 victory party, underscoring a decades-long alliance stretching back to when Trump hosted UFC fights at his Atlantic City casino.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
The alliance is a crucial instrument of U.S. power: NATO ensures that competition between the United States and Europe remains restricted to the economic sphere.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Besides Gaza, Biden's defeat might have serious consequences for Ukraine, NATO and America's alliances generally.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alliance
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Eisenhower encouraged diplomacy with the Soviet Union, including trying to get a treaty ending nuclear weapons testing.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2025
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The United States never signed the treaty, but in 2022 the Biden administration prohibited the use of antipersonnel land mines outside the Korean Peninsula.—
Sarah Yager,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Pacelle said the Washington suit has amassed a coalition of more than 250 animal welfare and conservation groups supporting the cause.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
Hartford Courant,
12 Jan. 2025
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That same year, the council also created and funded the Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal Network, a coalition of community groups working together to help Sacramento’s immigrant and refugee population.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Jan. 2025
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Offering free temporary housing for residents displaced by wildfires in L.A. County in partnership with 211 LA.—
Janhvi Bhojwani,
NBC News,
10 Jan. 2025
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The partnership helped propel Microsoft’s market cap past $3 trillion last year.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
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With longstanding divisions apparent among ministers, Israel delayed meetings expected on Thursday when the cabinet was expected to vote on the pact, blaming Hamas for the hold-up.—
Andrew Mills,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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The first Trump administration was able to get Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to sign those pacts, though the policy was implemented only in Guatemala, albeit fleetingly.—
Maria Abi-Habib,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Aug. 2024
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In 2023, there was one incident of unruly passenger behavior for every 480 flights compared to one for every 568 flights in 2022, the trade association said, without specifying how many of these incidents involved alcohol.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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On the flip side, conservative free market groups and law enforcement associations argue the proposal would amount to a ban on cigarettes, supercharging a black market for illicit products.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2025
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The union filing comes after Amazon delivery and warehouse workers went on strike at nine facilities last month to push the company to come to the bargaining table, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents the employees.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2025
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Attorney union has concerns January 06, 2025 1:55 PM See all stories The Sacramento Bee William Melhado is The Sacramento Bee’s State Worker reporter.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Jan. 2025
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The Canadians have been without a permanent coach since the federation’s Olympic drone spying scandal (former head coach Bev Priestman was officially fired in November).—
Meg Linehan,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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The retail federation’s retail members are trying to prepare for the best – and worst-case − scenarios, Gold said.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Alliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alliance. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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