combination

noun as in mixture, blend

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combo, consolidation, merger, mix, sequence, solution

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aggregate, amalgam, amalgamation, blending, brew, coalescence, composite, compound, connection, fusion, junction, medley, miscellany, mishmash, order, soup, stew, succession, synthesis, unification, union

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everything but kitchen sink, olio

noun as in alliance, association

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consolidation, merger, partnership

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Mafia, affiliation, bloc, cabal, cahoots, camarilla, cartel, circle, clique, club, coalition, combine, compound, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, connection, consortium, conspiracy, coterie, faction, federation, gang, guild, hookup, merging, party, pool, ring, set, syndicate, tie up, trust, unification, union

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coadunation, melding, mergence

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The combination of decades-long investigative work and cutting-edge DNA technology demonstrates how cold cases, even after decades, can ultimately be solved and provide closure for the still-grieving families of the victims.

From Salon

The combination of billionaire rabble and basement-dwelling rabble is a time-tested method for destroying democracy, as well as rationality and common decency.

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It began as an unstable blend of wildly ambitious idealism, great-power cynicism and mind-numbing bureaucracy, and that combination has defined it ever since.

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A combination of luck and quick thinking had Saints pull level, after Curtis Sironen managed to take a high kick before then offloading for Morgan Knowles, who spilled the ball.

From BBC

“It was a combination of many things taking place, including the way this fire was acting.”

From Los Angeles Times

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