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alliances

NOUN

friendly association, agreement

Synonyms

STRONG

accord affiliation affinity betrothal bond coalition coherence collaboration collusion combination communion compact concord concurrence confederacy confederation congruity conjunction connection consanguinity cooperation engagement entente federation fraternization friendship interrelation kinship league marriage matrimony membership mutuality pact participation partnership relation support tie treaty union

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonism detachment disagreement disconnection discord disunity division divorce hatred opposition separation

WEAK

disunion estrangement hostility rebellion war

Example Sentences

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Because the big takeaway, ultimately far more significant than any regime change or reshuffling of alliances, is that the president has unintentionally kicked off a global race to renewable energy.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

But Lavrov insisted that Russia was "bound to China by ties... that are deeper and stronger than traditional political and military alliances".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

This is because deregulation allowed airlines to develop networks, that efficiently aggregate and distribute traffic through mergers, international alliances and organic growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Several Indigenous nations formed alliances in the heart of the Ohio Country.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz