COALESCING Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

coalescing 1 of 2

noun

as in merging

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coalescing

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verb

present participle of coalesce

as in combining

to come together to form a single unit several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis

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as in cooperating

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members the historic preservation movement gained momentum when the two groups coalesced

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Noun

The Gucci Store was a genius way to manifest the ultimate viability of this coalescing on brand rebrand. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 That creates some logistical difficulties when there needs to be a coalescing of the members of the court. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026 When scaled up, systems can hold on to their predictable operation, decrease infrastructure costs and scale through message grouping, chunking or coalescing. — Ajay Pandey, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Building the Power Unit Kosinski assembled his own pit crew to realize his vivid vision of brilliant but messy underdogs coalescing to triumph in one of the world’s most popular sports. — Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025 The offensive line with a new and young left side showed signs of coalescing, enabling Patrick Mahomes to have precious time that’s been in short supply the last couple of seasons. — Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025

Verb

Streamlining the process of coalescing supply chain insights will help brands not just with the regulations coming down the pike, but those that will inevitably follow. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 And entering this week, a consensus is coalescing around the idea that last week's tentative firming in the majority of stocks will bail out investors not fully committed to the mega-cap leaders. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 This extreme foregrounding of character in terms of action endows the cast with a retrospective air of typecasting, in a positive sense—the actors seem made for their parts, coalescing with their characters temperamentally. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026 Every so often, the British writer-director Mike Leigh makes a movie in which the stars — and the tartly casual dramatic scenes — line up, coalescing into a full-on vision of prickly humanity. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 There may even be a partnership or collaboration involved in what’s coalescing right now, and unexpected ways to team up with other people. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 Audience review scores are coalescing, resulting in an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Instead of coalescing around a single proposal, lawmakers across the aisle are locked in a broader fight over whether states should retain the ability to legislate on AI across certain subject areas, or at all. — Caleb Knapp, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 The opposite happens a few minutes later at the end of totality, when a Baily's bead appears, then a few more, quickly coalescing into a second diamond ring. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coalescing

Noun

For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Prediction markets enable a more complete merging of the financial with the social and linguistic than social media has been able to achieve.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of merging

Verb

Rays batters struck out 13 times after combining for 14 in the first two games.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The farm's latest maze pays tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton, combining a fall favorite with a celebration of the singer's music and philanthropy.

— Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of combining

Verb

The three countries are also cooperating on an initiative to safeguard freedom of navigation in the Black Sea, which Bulgaria Prime Minister Radev plans to present to the European Union this week.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
With less than three months left in this term, our time is better spent implementing the Civil Grand Jury's recommendations and cooperating fully with the State Controller's audit.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooperating

Verb

To ground the event in its California roots, the team served a sauerbraten with tri-tip, fusing California’s barbecue culture with German traditions.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Resilience does not come from replacing existing infrastructure but from fusing independent transport layers.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of fusing

Verb

Lee said Chow’s films had always crossed language and cultural lines, uniting audiences through his mix of action, comedy and heart.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
This time, the growing movement is uniting families like the Bourrées around the dinner table, with parents, teachers, and even local lawmakers joining the protests.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of uniting

Noun

Coming in 2030 will be a proud fusion of iconic Kansas City brands and institutions, enabled by a partnership with Hallmark that starts with razing its headquarters to accommodate the stadium district footprint.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Their philosophy, as WWD made note, is a fusion of sacred geometry, biomimicry and cutting-edge technology and remains in the hands of Gaby Asfour, Adi Gil and Angela Donhauser.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fusion

Verb

How did Dill sign up after collaborating with the directors on Free Solo?

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
The school’s Medical Club began this year collaborating with the Health Career Collaborative’s Chicago chapter and Loyola University medical students to mentor students on different health topics and career pathways.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

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