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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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SpaceX, trading at 93 times next year’s estimated earnings, seems hardly the stock to unite both short-term-focused hedge-fund managers and more long-term-oriented mutual-fund managers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

When Lantern Corps members unite their rings’ powers, they can move planets.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

She thought it would unite the right, but Albertans saw it as a betrayal, and she later called it a “devastating personal failure.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

El-Sayed vowed to unite Democrats around defeating Rogers, who previously served seven terms in Congress, saying that he and Stevens would be focused on “bringing the party back together.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 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

In that vein, the imagination as shaped by fiction is not focused on what divides but rather on what unites, even if the story depicts acts of brutality or oppression.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Infantino wrote: "You mentioned the few people denied visas and overlooked the millions who were approved, from all parts of the world. Because football unites the world, and it was impressively demonstrated this summer."

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

And there seems to be one thing that unites everyone’s rites: they can be dangerous.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

When terrorists attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001, they provoked a response that, seen from today’s perspective, seems remarkable: The country immediately united across every political and ideological divide.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Republican and Democratic lawmakers united to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the causes of the attack.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

These three films may differ in their likability, but they’re united in their plainness.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

They divide Bosnia into two entities, the Serb Republika Srpska and the Muslim Croat Federation of Bosnia, each enjoying a large degree of autonomy and united by weak central institutions.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

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

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Harald "worked tirelessly throughout his reign to strengthen the ties uniting Norway and France", French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X, recalling a "warm welcome" on his visit to Oslo in June 2025.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

In 1989, Parton returned to the big screen in Herbert Ross’ “Steel Magnolias,” in which her straight-talking small-town salon owner, Truvy Jones, was the firm-hold hairspray uniting an unforgettable array of Southern belles.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Reed agreed the party was "going to move very swiftly to uniting behind Andy Burnham" without "turning inwards", which he described as absolutely essential.

From BBC Jun. 28, 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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