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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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Disraeli’s patrician conservatism aimed to unite rich and poor while upholding the common good.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

While Three Lions does get played inside the stadium at full-time, it is Wonderwall by Oasis which has overtaken it as the anthem to unite players and fans.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

“Mars said Juno wants to unite the Greeks and Romans to fight Gaea. But, jeez—Greeks and Romans have a long history of bad blood.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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

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

“The only thing that unites Brazilians 100% is their team. It becomes this compelling thing about how society is so intertwined with sports, and how sports are so intertwined with politics in Latin America.”

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

“Lots of differences. But it’s not the differences that matter—it’s what unites us, holds together our society. That’s the question we answered.”

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

“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

Officials who survived the war showed their grief and displayed a united front on Friday, with parliament speaker and top negotiator in the US talks Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf visibly tearful.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

He also argued the appointment of the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, Ali's son, had united Iran rather than divided it.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

But, united by excitement, the professors were not so easily intimidated.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The effort is also entirely bipartisan, uniting Trump-supporting Republicans with young socialists in a fight for their land and resources.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

It can be incredibly uniting, but at the same time it sits at the heart of popular culture.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

But it’s not just the distinctive clothes that are uniting the people on these shows — it’s the fact that parenthood is just one aspect of these characters’ very full, very busy lives.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

I found that African nationalists and African Communists generally had far more uniting them than dividing them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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