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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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"The national team can unite us Germans like almost nothing else. That's precisely what makes this task so special for me," Klopp said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 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

His decision to pardon Richard Nixon may have been an admirable attempt to unite the country and move on, but it backfired on him politically and his popularity plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

When these findings are presented in a warm and personable tone, they will erase the invisible boundaries between humans and unite us in our shared paths on this Earth.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

“The destiny of Man is to unite, not to divide. If you keep on dividing you end up as a collection of monkeys throwing nuts at each other out of separate trees.”

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

What unites the jobs of musician, producer, executive, manager?

From Los Angeles Times 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

What unites us more than the food, even, are the memories that we have created over the years each time we share one of these dishes.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2026

People are being asked in their voice notes to include what they think unites us, divides us, and what might bring us closer together.

From BBC May 17, 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

Labour, he will say, will be more united under his leadership and more open to working with other parties on the long-term challenges facing the country.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

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

And in his waking thoughts they were eternally united.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

With Lieber uniting the fiefdoms, their aim wasn’t transformation but a series of incremental and affordable improvements.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 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

Around the time of his fourteenth birthday, with all the pressures of church and home uniting to drive him to the altar, he strove to appear more serious and therefore less conspicuous.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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