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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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"Three decades on, its scale and influence remain extraordinary - a defining British record that continues to unite generations, fill stadiums and soundtrack lives," they noted.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Conservatives following Disraeli worked to unite the two nations of rich and poor under one banner by using him as a symbol for that message.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

But any nominee will have to unite Platner's wounded supporters with moderates, independents and women voters wary of a party that just watched its chosen candidate implode.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Last fall, Comcast made a run for the same properties with a plan to unite NBCUniversal with Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

I like to think that it isn’t weakness or evasion, but a final act of kindness, a stand against oblivion and despair, to let my lovers live and to unite them at the end.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

“Economic crisis, political crisis. Soccer is something that unites us. We say there’s no better hug than after Argentina has scored a goal.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The funding comes through the agency’s National Quantum Virtual Laboratory program, which unites researchers, industry, and government to develop and commercialize quantum technology.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

"That which unites comic book fans is much greater than that which divides us," he says.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Despite sweaty, sleepless nights, Kloc sees some upside to the heat wave: “It unites the country because everyone is just as miserable.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Y’all may be from different worlds, but the love of adventure unites you in friendship.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Proponents compared him to such 19th-century statesmen as Germany’s Otto von Bismarck and Italy’s Camillo Benso di Cavour, both of whom united their countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Those who are rallying for a united Canada are using the Calgary Stampede as the stage to make their case.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

“Everyday Republicans and Democrats and everybody in the middle are united in preserving our way of life for future generations,” Owens said, adding a message to rural communities across the country.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Kristick felt the tournament so far had gone well but had lost the essence of a truly united bid along the way.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

And had his successors been united they would have enjoyed it at their leisure, for in that kingdom no disorders arose other than those they stirred up themselves.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

But, as it turns out, there is one common thread uniting each of these stars’ personal homes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

“The one thing he is succeeding at is uniting Utahns.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

In a rare moment of bipartisanship, there’s a force uniting Americans across the country: opposition to data centers.

From Salon Jun. 12, 2026

Dozens of leading female writers are uniting to stage an ambitious theatrical event in a financial office to express their "seismic rage" over the Epstein files and honour his victims.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The basic element, carbon, is one whose atoms have an almost infinite capacity for uniting with each other in chains and rings and various other configurations, and for becoming linked with atoms of other substances.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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