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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a league of concerned parishioners who are seeking a greater voice in church affairs
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as in coalition
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
created to avert future wars, the League of Nations was a forerunner of the United Nations
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as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
that falls into a different league of fiction—the popular novel
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as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood
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as in to collaborate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed
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Recent Examples of league
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Jan. 2025
And anybody who follows the league knows that defensive coordinators like Steve Spagnuolo and Vic Fangio come across as the top sergeants of the league.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The leagued also honored Willie Mays, the baseball icon who died on Tuesday and used to call Rickwood Field home.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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Noun
The move was in violation of an agreement between the NFL and all performers to negatively impact the league’s image or the viewing experience, leading to the NFL filing a lawsuit against M.I.A. shortly after.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Jan. 2025
And anybody who follows the league knows that defensive coordinators like Steve Spagnuolo and Vic Fangio come across as the top sergeants of the league.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
Women’s Sports conference in October, three investors believe that capital needs to move in other arenas outside of the teams and leagues themselves.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The leagued also honored Willie Mays, the baseball icon who died on Tuesday and used to call Rickwood Field home.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for league
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Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Bears have considerable ground to close and no trophies are presented to organizations that win headlines in the offseason.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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In April of last year a coalition of civil rights groups and medical organizations sued the FDA for missing its own deadline to ban menthol.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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The article addressed an effort by a coalition of red state legislators in support of state-level laws to exclude undocumented immigrants from birthright citizenship.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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In November, the Chicago Public Schools' Board of Education passed a resolution stating that schools would not cooperate with ICE in enforcing immigration laws.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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As Democrats and progressive activists reach the acceptance phase of their political grief, there is less uniformity in confronting or cooperating with the returning Trump administration.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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For that specific look, Crabb collaborated with a ceramic artist and an embroiderer who used vintage machinery to create a unique piece of couture.—
Monique Jessen,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy collaborated with designer Ethel Frankau for the look, which was accessorized with a matching cape and elbow-length gloves.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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Survivors have to piece together temporary housing and rebuilding plans while dealing with the loss of schools, places of worship and other community institutions.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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This is a moment for neighbors, communities, and institutions to come together.—
John Hope Bryant,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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Richards’s first job after graduating from Brown in 1980 was as a labor organizer, running union campaigns for garment workers, nursing-home workers, and janitors, positions that took her from New Orleans to Houston and Los Angeles.—
Jonathan Van Meter,
Vogue,
20 Jan. 2025
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Go deeper: Musk's DOGE targeted by union lawsuit ahead of Trump's executive order Editor's note: This story has been updated with details throughout.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Whenever a new social app is announced, there's an intense digital stampede as influencers of all kinds rush to claim territory in the new world.—
Kim Key,
PCMAG,
17 Jan. 2025
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On Thursday, January 2, Wolfgang Puck's Bar & Grill at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas found itself in hot water — and not the kind meant for cooking.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Storytelling enables leaders to articulate that purpose in a way that unites their teams around common goals.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Reverend Bryant, the minister of a predominantly Black congregation, mellow in private but fiery in the pulpit, unites a community in death as in life.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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“League.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/league. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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