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When the word coalesce first appeared in English in 1541, what did it refer to?

coalesce

[koh-uh-les] / ˌkoʊ əˈlɛs /


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When world economic leaders gather, investors expect them to coalesce around joint challenges and quell rising anxiety in global markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Crowley and his backers had undertaken an intense late-July sprint to persuade Democrats to coalesce around him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

What the polls generally failed to foresee—and arguably shouldn’t have been expected to, given the fluctuating field—was that just enough voters would ultimately coalesce behind Crowley to put him over the top.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026

She is concerned, however, that it will be difficult for voters to coalesce around any new candidate in just three months.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

About 300,000 years after their appearance, matter and energy started to coalesce into complex structures, called atoms, which then combined into molecules.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

A cohort of skilled people coalesces, and the Junglekeepers nonprofit is born, taking donations for land acquisition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

But IndieWire's Caleb Hammond said: "While this version contains its fair share of standout sequences along with Oscar-ready performances, the film never fully coalesces into an effective, singular, emotional narrative."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2024

“Emilia Pérez” coalesces in unpredictable ways, making perfect sense even as its audacious ambitions should seem out of reach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024

All of it coalesces the sad moral of the story: these people are small.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023

The group coalesces around the front-runners as Frederick and his pursuers get to their feet, all of them pasted with snow.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Until the opposition coalesced behind Mundubile, re-election had looked all but certain for the 64-year-old Hichilema, widely known as "HH".

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Opposition has also coalesced around religious appeals from a theologically diverse group of residents, leaders and politicians who see data center development as an affront to their most sacred values.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

Cabinet reshuffles require parliamentary approval -- although lawmakers have largely coalesced around Zelensky since Russia's invasion, and do not typically block his agenda.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

Democratic voters and interest groups quickly coalesced behind Becerra, who was seen as a steady candidate with a long resume in California politics and a record of fighting the Trump administration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Had it been weaker, however, nothing would have coalesced.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

But as I held the shower over my head, suddenly the stream of water turned dark, as long strands of brown hair began coalescing around the plug hole in front of my eyes.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Yet Harding will, indeed, become a full-fledged one, bringing his own ideas and projects as well as coalescing all the parts into a bigger picture.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

“There were tiny lakes that started collapsing, coalescing and becoming one big, larger lake,” said Haritashya.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Economists say Fed officials are coalescing around another rate cut due to continued concern about the health of the jobs market.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 22, 2025

And then, while writing, a new and thrilling relationship would spring up under the drive of emotion, coalescing and telescoping alien facts into a known and felt truth.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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