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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
the smaller nations were forced to form a confederation out of self-defense
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as in association
the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)
the big-budget movie was produced by the studio in confederation with another in order to lower the risk
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Recent Examples of confederation
After confederation, Canada strove to be the most British dominion in the British empire.
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Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
Bayern, Benfica, and Boca all qualified via the rankings system, which is used to top up the tournament to 32 teams once all the teams qualifying via the main route of winning their confederation’s top club competition have been decided.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Meanwhile, the confederation told G1 that the business responsible for the hot air balloon rides was previously shut down.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 17 June 2025
So twice in the past decade the confederation brought South America’s championship tournament to North America just to make things interesting.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
Bayern, Benfica, and Boca all qualified via the rankings system, which is used to top up the tournament to 32 teams once all the teams qualifying via the main route of winning their confederation’s top club competition have been decided.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Meanwhile, the confederation told G1 that the business responsible for the hot air balloon rides was previously shut down.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 17 June 2025
So twice in the past decade the confederation brought South America’s championship tournament to North America just to make things interesting.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confederation
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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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Epstein’s association with the rich and famous has garnered great international interest and spun off conspiracy theories, especially among those on the right.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
25 July 2025
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But Amy’s association with Rachel may have ultimately been her undoing, as other players looked to weaken the Big Brother legend by taking out her closest ally, leading to the 43-year-old insurance agent’s unanimous 13-0 ouster on Thursday’s live eviction episode.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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The federation did not schedule any friendlies for the Super Falcons between November and June, a month before WAFCON kicked off.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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As of early July, two-thirds (67%) of back-to-school shoppers had already started purchasing items for the upcoming school year, up 55% from 2024 and the highest early shopping rate since the federation began tracking the trend in 2018.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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Firefly is deep into the capital-intensive development of a new medium-class rocket named Eclipse in partnership with Northrop Grumman, which made a $50 million strategic investment into Firefly in May.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Rublev has signed a multiyear partnership with K-Swiss; the duo has designed and launched the K-Frame Speed Rublo as part of this collaboration.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 2025
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The annual festival was started in 2017 by the Red River Cultural District, a nonprofit coalition of Austin businesses and community organizations clustered around the live music corridor on Red River Street.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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In 2012, Meloni and a hardcore group of former Seagulls bolted from Berlusconi’s coalition.—
Massimo Calabresi,
Time,
24 July 2025
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The union representing New York City subway and bus workers says a firm contracted to handle workers’ compensation for the MTA has been late to issue payments to thousands of the union’s members.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
30 July 2025
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The other 25% will be funneled into a fund controlled by both SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP trustees to be distributed among the rest of the union’s members.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 July 2025
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He’s considered a work-in-progress defensively, learning a lot from his close relationship with Cincinnati Reds catcher Jose Trevino.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Whether the student interned at a biotech lab or a local nonprofit, the depth of relationship with the recommender and their strategic approach to requesting a letter can ensure that the letter of recommendation will contribute something meaningful and distinct to their overall admissions profile.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Trump has long been doubtful of the mutual defense alliance.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
2 Aug. 2025
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Second, by promising to further deregulate the internet, Trump may be cementing his alliance with some of the world’s biggest AI firms CEOs — minus Musk, for now — and potentially securing their backing for his candidates in the 2026 mid-terms and the 2028 presidential elections.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Confederation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confederation. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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