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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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The subculture organized around the fear that AI could kill us all began to coalesce more than a decade before the invention of the underlying technology that enabled it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

What is true today, as potential bidders for the Dodgers lurk and coalesce amid L.A.’s turn at uncertainty, is that the Padres have an energetic and effervescent couple as their new principal owners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

NWR’s high concepts and their abrasive execution don’t always coalesce.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 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

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

Mr. Clayton’s “Finding Ways,” whose triumphant melody coalesces from a loose geometry of intervals, and which relies on tension-and-release, suggests the architecture and motion of music by pianist Andrew Hill, another 1960s Blue Note hero.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

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

But it coalesces around especially trendy aesthetics and a staunch desire to live responsibly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

Sadly, we don't get to see whether this is true in the two-hour premiere which, like every other reality competition, coalesces around a few people who embody that episode's theme.

From Salon ● Jan. 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

No one did more work to keep there than his teammates Quinn Simmons and Matteo Jorgenson, who normally compete for rival pro teams, but coalesced into a stellar national team this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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

But instead of kicking up dust, breaking bats or throwing fits, the Feeneys coalesced in a green-and-yellow mass behind the dugout.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The Roman demigods in the forum had coalesced into an angry mob.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

He predicted AI safety coalescing with concerns around the data-center build-out, which is becoming a key sticking point for voters.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Activists across the U.S. are coalescing around concerns about AI-related job losses, data-center sprawl and AI-fueled cyberattacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

Opinion polls bear this out, with more voters saying they are undecided or coalescing behind any of the dozen prominent candidates who have announced bids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

Choices, numberless as grains of sand, had layered and compressed, coalescing into sediment, then into rock, until all was set in stone.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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