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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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2
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
Drones and missiles entering NATO airspace have not been treated as attacks on the alliance so far, but Polish authorities have scrambled aircraft several times in recent weeks because of Moscow's aerial attacks on Ukraine.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
But Trump’s campaign seems destined to fracture our alliances and magnify American weakness.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
The administration hit Norway with 15 percent tariffs earlier this month before issuing a 90-day pause to foster negotiations.
Trump and Støre in their afternoon meeting will likely discuss the trade alliance between the two nations.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
What does David make now of his alliance turning on him?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
But Trump’s campaign seems destined to fracture our alliances and magnify American weakness.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
The administration hit Norway with 15 percent tariffs earlier this month before issuing a 90-day pause to foster negotiations.
Trump and Støre in their afternoon meeting will likely discuss the trade alliance between the two nations.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
What does David make now of his alliance turning on him?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alliance
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The study authors suggest their findings could be helpful to the United Nations’ Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international treaty to protect humans and the environment from the negative effects of the metal.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Trump threatened earlier this year to levy additional tariffs against Mexico after the country missed the deadline to send over water to the U.S. from the Rio Grande River, stipulated by a 1944 treaty.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Thursday's ruling by Hollander was in response to a case brought against DOGE by a coalition of labor unions and retirees who argued giving the new body access to Social Security data breached privacy and was a security risk.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Now Knight oversees a team of 13 mostly remote workers from a small office on Orange Avenue, setting the priorities for the group confronting some of the state’s biggest challenges — and advocating for its findings alongside a coalition of organizations across the state.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some students will arrive at college already managing audiences and partnerships.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The hotline came to the county in 2022 in partnership with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to provide 24/7 coverage for all residents in the county.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
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The company also struck a new distribution pact with DirecTV and expanded its portfolio of sports rights, securing the rights to broadcast the Olympics in Mexico through 2032.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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The leaders signed new pacts covering railways, trade, security, and technology, including plans for a Kenyan consulate in Guangzhou.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 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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But for Rodgers – who ran his best time in the two-mile his senior year at Wesleyan then stopped running – the association would pay off down the road.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Brick Oliver, representing the homeowners association for the Cadence at Bainbridge, the development’s 55 and over community, said Thursday that 98% of respondents to the association’s survey opposed the In-N-Out.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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And the third is that no third country has the right to veto Ukraine's choice of alliances and unions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Draft analysts and talent evaluators have expressed plenty of optimism about Loveland’s potential and what his union with Johnson might mean.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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However, smaller federations have reportedly urged the lawyer stay on.—
Samindra Kunti,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The federation utilizes the Hebrew Free Loan Association of South Florida, which offers interest-free loans for people trying to grow their families with their service, Making Miracle Babies.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Alliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alliance. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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