leagued

verb

past tense of league
1
as in united
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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2
as in collaborated
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 leagued The leagued released a scheduling matrix with KU playing 18 Big 12 games. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leagued
  1. united
  2. collaborated
  3. cooperated
  4. allied
  5. federated
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  • Kabila's new Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, or FRN, includes rebel groups formerly united under the Congo River Alliance, whose former leader Corneille Nangaa will serve as one of the new coalition's two vice presidents.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Kabila’s new Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, or FRN, includes rebel groups formerly united under the Congo River Alliance, whose former leader Corneille Nangaa will serve as one of the new coalition’s four vice presidents.
    — Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of united
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  • Tesla, known for its electric vehicles, and SpaceX, a rocket and satellite company, have collaborated before.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout the evening, guests were invited to enjoy a series of cocktails and four different expressions of The Balvenie, which recently collaborated with artist Daniel Arsham on a special case for The 1931 Collection.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of collaborated
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  • As Morris was facing trial for Parker’s killing, Ezell Finklea, a 61-year-old military veteran and witness who cooperated with Miami-Dade prosecutors despite threats to his life, was gunned down.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Police say the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperated
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  • Also Sunday, France's Socialist and allied voters chose European Parliament lawmaker Raphaël Glucksmann as their presidential candidate in a primary election marred by a cyberattack and divisions within the mainstream left.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Fighters allied with the UAE say Abu Dhabi’s departure left a power vacuum the Saudis didn’t fill.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of allied
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  • Is the integration management office strategically empowered with the authority, accountability and federated PMO ecosystem needed to orchestrate people, partners and workstreams across both entities through go-live?
    — Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.
    — Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of federated

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“Leagued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leagued. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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