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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
As the quartet’s poker night devolves into bickering and plotting both a world takeover and a murder, alliances—and net worths—shift.
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Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Canada is part of an information-sharing alliance known as the Five Eyes Alliance, and the country does have mandatory data retention laws.
—PC Magazine, 10 June 2025
Accidents are bad enough, but the deliberate attacks have very serious military and geopolitical implications that quickly make the front pages, so the major naval powers and alliances are dead keen on making this as difficult as possible for an enemy.
—David Szondy
june 10, New Atlas, 10 June 2025
And some industry executives suggested that an alliance of media players could be the best strategy to protect copyright and open up opportunities for media companies in the AI age.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Canada is part of an information-sharing alliance known as the Five Eyes Alliance, and the country does have mandatory data retention laws.
—PC Magazine, 10 June 2025
Accidents are bad enough, but the deliberate attacks have very serious military and geopolitical implications that quickly make the front pages, so the major naval powers and alliances are dead keen on making this as difficult as possible for an enemy.
—David Szondy
june 10, New Atlas, 10 June 2025
And some industry executives suggested that an alliance of media players could be the best strategy to protect copyright and open up opportunities for media companies in the AI age.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alliance
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But even now, decades later, the U.S. has fewer missile interceptors deployed (44) than the treaty permitted (100).—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
6 June 2025
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The United States is one of the 184 countries, plus the European Union, that have signed the treaty.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners would likely have vetoed such a move.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The coalition’s premise is that homes built on smaller lots will be less expensive than a traditional single-family home on a large lot.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The orbital laboratory is operated through a global partnership of space agencies, including NASA, Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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In January 2024, Drax formalized its partnership with GSNR with a memorandum of understanding.—
Tom Brown,
Wired News,
14 June 2025
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That spring, Disney and Comcast negotiated a pact that outlined the governance of the service while it was jointly owned by the two companies and also provided a blueprint to dissolve their partnership.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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During his first term, Trump ditched Tehran's 2015 nuclear pact with six powers and reimposed sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy.—
Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 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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So, in February 1900, when MTV’s football players moved to start playing competitive games and indicated their desire to join the local football association, their fellow members were aghast.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Elevated mortgage rates, skyrocketing prices and rising housing costs—including homeowners association fees and home insurance premiums—have pushed many prospective buyers to the sidelines, dampening demand.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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However, Gac insisted that many of the performer’s lyrics are steeped in skepticism toward political leaders, union bosses, and employers.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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The teachers union and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who used to be an organizer and legislative liaison for the union, are quick to shut down discussion of downsizing.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
13 June 2025
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The latter are important, but also hard to judge on equal terms, given the relative strengths of the different football federations.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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The country’s federation joined World Boxing in September, one of more than 100 national federations that have joined the body since it was established in 2023.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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“Alliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alliance. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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