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unite

[yoo-nahyt] / juˈnaɪt /


Usage

What are other ways to say unite? The verb unite implies a close joining of two or more things, so as to form one: One unites layers of veneer sheets to form plywood. Join may refer to a connection or association of any degree of closeness, but often implies direct contact: One joins two pieces of wood mortise together at the corner. To connect implies a joining as by a tie, link, or wire: One connects two batteries.

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By a fluke of electoral timetabling, millions of voters around 6,000 miles apart will unite in exercising their democratic rights within days of each other.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The effort will unite sales of existing tools, including Muse, access to Meta’s top models, a coding tool and agents for businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Students are winning! I think it is crucial that we unite around that narrative," student Dimitrije Potic told AFP at a May rally in Belgrade that drew more than 180,000 people.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The show will merge not only the cultural resonance of the two in Mexican American culture, but also unite the sounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

They managed to unite into an armoured regiment—which was still several times larger than anything in armour which the King could bring against them—but they were deprived of their accustomed screen of footmen.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

If there’s one issue that unites Americans from left to right, it’s that Epstein was a world-class scumbag, and his death unfortunate only insofar as it meant he never truly saw justice.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

It unites NATO's second-largest army, Turkey, with the Islamic world's only nuclear-armed state, Pakistan, and the leading Gulf power in Saudi Arabia.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

In that vein, the imagination as shaped by fiction is not focused on what divides but rather on what unites, even if the story depicts acts of brutality or oppression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

According to a 2025 parliamentary report, 97% of people are annoyed by telemarketing calls, with the authors wryly noting it is "one of those rare issues that unites people in France".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Prison conditions have a way of tempering polemics, and making individuals see more what unites them than what divides them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

A national tragedy 30 years ago united Australia.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Both were called to the cause by the organization’s founder Fred Ross Sr. — Huerta in Stockton and Chávez in San Jose — and later united over their common concern for farmworkers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Their demands vary, but they are united in wanting to make their often marginalised voices heard, sometimes even with radical methods in the face of heavy-handed policing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Most creditors to Optimum—including some of Wall Street’s largest investment firms, such as Apollo, BlackRock, Ares Management and Oaktree—signed a cooperation agreement in 2024 to act as a united front in negotiations with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

With them ruin is assured, for they are completely united and completely under the command of others.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

In addition to uniting creators who often disagreed, dislike of data centers and AI traveled into corners of TikTok that rarely touch politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Harald "worked tirelessly throughout his reign to strengthen the ties uniting Norway and France", French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X, recalling a "warm welcome" on his visit to Oslo in June 2025.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

In those earliest works using magazine transfers, Cowin layered disjunctive images, visually uniting realities that can’t easily be reconciled emotionally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The most iconic moments came after matches when the players joined the fans to lead the Viking row from the pitch, uniting thousands of supporters in celebration.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

I found that African nationalists and African Communists generally had far more uniting them than dividing them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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