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as in coalition
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
the bloc that the United States and most of western Europe formed during the Cold War
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Recent Examples of bloc
The party’s second bloc is currently reluctant to blame Democrats or liberal ideology for leading to violence.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's attendance signals Iran's determination to assert influence in a bloc often dominated by Arab leadership.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Microsoft will unbundle the messaging and conferencing app from Microsoft 365 and Office 365, after the bloc’s executive arm issued a preliminary finding last year that the company had violated antitrust laws by tying the products together.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Black women, the Democrats’ staunchest, most reliable voting bloc, was one such community.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2025
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's attendance signals Iran's determination to assert influence in a bloc often dominated by Arab leadership.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Microsoft will unbundle the messaging and conferencing app from Microsoft 365 and Office 365, after the bloc’s executive arm issued a preliminary finding last year that the company had violated antitrust laws by tying the products together.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Black women, the Democrats’ staunchest, most reliable voting bloc, was one such community.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloc
Noun
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This extends to the factions and organizations involved.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The fact that there were also frequent internal arguments between different musicians and factions within the orchestra should not obscure this important point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Contenders for the leadership of Brazil’s right wing coalition are already emerging and are bargaining for Bolsonaro’s endorsement for being presidential candidates in the 2026 elections.—
Adriana Carranca,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Article 76 allows the President to dissolve Parliament and hold elections within six months if no Prime Minister can be appointed from the majority, a coalition, or any member of Parliament.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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American Clean Power's Grumet said that energy policy has become a core aspect of each party's political base, leading each party to campaign and then govern based on energy ideology rather than pragmatism which, in turn, creates instability.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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As a result, both parties will continue a power-sharing agreement that Hortman brokered after the 2024 elections in which Democrats lost their majority, the Associated Press reported.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere along the alliance’s eastern edge, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania have all reported Russian drone incursions.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Poland’s foreign minister has suggested that NATO states should consider imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect the alliance’s territory and people from Russian drones.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The armed wing of Hamas said on Thursday the hostages were distributed throughout the neighborhoods of Gaza City.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, left-wing extremist incidents, including those tied to anarchist or environmental movements, have made up about 10 to 15 percent of incidents and less than 5 percent of fatalities.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the sixteenth century, the nomadic, reindeer-herding Sámi people of what’s now northern Sweden and Finland and the Shawnee of the Ohio Valley in North America, who lived in farming villages organized as a confederacy, didn’t necessarily have much in common.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Aug. 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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Leaders have since reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions, temporarily lowering the duties to 30% on the United States’ side and 10% on China’s part.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Other Side of the Contest Award shows focus on who wins, but every contest has another side.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The union said the goal of the flyering is to inform school families in Latino and Black neighborhoods of their legal rights as the city prepares for the possible deployment of National Guard troops and ICE agents.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Unifor said on April 11 that GM informed the union that CAMI Assembly would initiate temporary layoffs starting April 14 with workers returning in May for limited production.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Bloc.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloc. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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