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
This requires not only diplomatic literacy but also the institutional memory to track patterns, connect signals and identify when conduct begins to cohere into policy.
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Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The trend that began with the post-rezoning condo boom has fully cohered over the past 20 years, turning the former industrial hub into an outdoor mall that’s been a magnet for 30-somethings in tech and marketing along with, apparently, their parents.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 June 2025
Right now, looking around, there isn’t going to be a hero parachuting in, around which those energies can cohere.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
And so Tumblr is where this idea of a trans archive or a trans history started to cohere for me.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 10 May 2025
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Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The trend that began with the post-rezoning condo boom has fully cohered over the past 20 years, turning the former industrial hub into an outdoor mall that’s been a magnet for 30-somethings in tech and marketing along with, apparently, their parents.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 June 2025
Right now, looking around, there isn’t going to be a hero parachuting in, around which those energies can cohere.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
And so Tumblr is where this idea of a trans archive or a trans history started to cohere for me.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohere
Verb
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The entity lists an address that corresponds to a San Francisco office of the Jordan Park Group, a financial investment company.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, Whitehouse is not yet the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a title that tends to correspond, roughly, to tenure.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Police said there is no suspect in the case and that D4vd, whose upcoming show in Seattle was canceled when the car and body were found earlier this month, was cooperating with authorities.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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That pressures quick exits and prioritizes IRR, even if markets aren’t cooperating.—
Lewis Schiff,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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That sentiment has coincided with plummeting sales of Teslas, particularly in Europe.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Williams, 92, is a Jamaican immigrant with end-stage kidney disease whose roof, parts of which are nine and 19 years old, began to leak after a period of heavy weather in late September that coincided with the passage of Hurricane Helene.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Vance welcomed the debate over Kirk’s legacy but urged conservatives to avoid infighting for the time being and to unite in mourning.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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With the gangs growing stronger and Haiti headed into another political transition, Felbab-Brown warned, the country could find itself in a terrifying situation worse than February 2024, when gangs consolidated their power and united.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Women are gaining ground not by conforming to traditional leadership norms but by reshaping them.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The memory foam conforms to your head to relieve pressure, and the cooling case helps with temperature.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, the Federal Trade Commission and seven states are filing suit against the concert giant for allegedly violating the FTC Act and the Better Online Ticket Sales Act by knowingly collaborating with secondary market brokers to spike ticket prices.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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These digital agents execute tasks, understand context, anticipate needs, collaborate with other systems and humans, and evolve their capabilities over time.—
Uli Erxleben,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Likewise, endorsing the belief that a college degree is important for economic success is different than agreeing that the typical college curriculum equips students with essential job skills.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, Chelsea agreed a deal to sign Emanuel Emegha from BlueCo sister club RC Strasbourg in a move that will be finalised in 2026.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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For perception, the head is fitted with 360-degree RGB cameras and dual depth sensors for comprehensive perception.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Wilson’s favorite fashion hacks are blister pads and shoe stretch spray to make shoes fit better.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Cohere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohere. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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