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as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle
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as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association
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Recent Examples of cohere
Olivia Records was instrumental in cohering this lesbian identity into style and sound, its music and live performances granting experiential form to political ideology.
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Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
12 Apr. 2026
Those predecessors were instructive as Millman began to cohere a vision for the film’s costume design.
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Caroline Reilly,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Does feminism have to cohere into a literary canon or an organized political program to exist?
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Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
But these influences don’t cohere into a clear vision or statement.
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Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2026
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Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
12 Apr. 2026
Those predecessors were instructive as Millman began to cohere a vision for the film’s costume design.
—
Caroline Reilly,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Does feminism have to cohere into a literary canon or an organized political program to exist?
—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
But these influences don’t cohere into a clear vision or statement.
—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cohere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cohere
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The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
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The start of a new fiscal year in July often coincides with a pay bump for California’s state employees because that’s when raises, negotiated by unions, tend to take effect.
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The sheriff's office added that Butler showed no signs of intoxication during the incident and cooperated with authorities.
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Every backyard astronomer should be able to see it without any special equipment (if the weather cooperates).
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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To discover that the notes corresponded to where there was more human activity was really very moving.
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Most opponents wore red, the color that has united grassroots organizations across the city against data centers.
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Different beliefs, different backgrounds, different cultures—but united by compassion and humanity.
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Female leads typically conform to the mainstream beauty standard of pale, young and thin.
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Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.
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Another Driving Connections priority is collaborating with partner agencies like the Chicago Department of Aviation, or CDA, to advance regional transportation, officials said.
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Earlier this week Iran also pushed back against a statement from France’s President Emmanuel Macron that said France, Oman and others would collaborate on removing mines from the strait.
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Terry agreed, noting that today’s older adults helped shape the North Fulton community.
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Earlier this month, Lachlan Murdoch stunned the industry by agreeing to pay $22 billion for Roku, a leading streaming platform that reaches 100 million viewers worldwide.
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For example, in 2011, the FDA warned parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening gel, to premature infants fitting a particular profile.
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Surveillance pricing is when a company uses a customer’s private data to show them a cost fitted to them, instead of charging every customer the same rate.
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