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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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
Again, these offer glimpses into a wider story but never cohere into a full narrative.
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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
The police told him that wasn’t his call. Jolene, meanwhile, never cohered into a local joint.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Last month, the mounting backlash cohered into a formal protest campaign, Tesla Takedown, that is organizing regular demonstrations at Tesla centers around the world while encouraging a boycott and, of course, calling for the automaker’s investors to sell their shares.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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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
The police told him that wasn’t his call. Jolene, meanwhile, never cohered into a local joint.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Last month, the mounting backlash cohered into a formal protest campaign, Tesla Takedown, that is organizing regular demonstrations at Tesla centers around the world while encouraging a boycott and, of course, calling for the automaker’s investors to sell their shares.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohere
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The photograph corresponds, complements, or even dissolves the sculptural object’s manual and artisanal production procedures, functioning not as document but as its dialectical technological counterpart.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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By contrast, the total income in their domestic league in 2022 was just €16m (note that Sheriff’s European income was split across their 2021 and 2022 financial years, so doesn’t correspond to the single-season income from UEFA).—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Sheriff Martinez already is failing to comply with the California Values Act, SB 54, which, since 2018, prohibits local and state law enforcement from cooperating with federal authorities on most immigration enforcement actions.—
Pedro Rios,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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The police arrived at some point, but Ventura wouldn’t cooperate with the officers, Morgan said.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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Trump Media’s announcement also coincides with the start of the bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas where Vice President JD Vance, Trump Media board member Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are expected to speak.—
Zach Everson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Harry’s trip to China coincides with King Charles’ royal visit to Canada.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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In 2021, she was credited with uniting Democratic Congress members in support of the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, which set out to rebuild America’s roads, bridges and rails, expand access to clean drinking water, and more.—
Forbes Under 30 Team,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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For regional talent, this kind of seating is a celebration of a rich heritage that unites the region.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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Many of these clothes are displayed on models whose bodies conform to (and are sometimes edited to promote) hyper-idealized body standards.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Due to its enormous economy and population, automakers have conformed to California’s rules.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Warrior Expeditions collaborates with two psychologists who are also veterans.—
Erica Zurek,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2025
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Goyer, of course, collaborated with director Christopher Nolan as a screenwriter on The Dark Knight Trilogy and is currently executive producing Apple TV+’s Murderbot.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The Supreme Court agreed, in the case known as Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, finding that Congress had the authority to protect commissioners against Presidential dismissal.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Viewed from within China, things had been looking up after the world’s two largest economies agreed to dramatically roll back steep tariffs – a conciliatory step in a trade war that had threatened the entire global trading system.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Walker rushed for 864 yards and 10 touchdowns in the Big 10 and should be able to fit nicely in Cincinnati’s offense with Brendan Sorsby.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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In the present day, the planet's volume can fit 1,321 Earths.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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