as in unity
a condition in which people or things are closely united
There was a lack of cohesion in the rebel army. social cohesion
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Recent Examples of cohesion
But proper formatting and cohesion are equally important, as is showcasing your personality.
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K. H. Koehler, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
This strategy helped maintain cohesion within the group and prevented the additional barrels from creating distortions in market fundamentals.
—Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
No single performance dominated; instead, the cast moved with uncanny cohesion, each actor sharpening the stakes for the next.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, all this good work gets undone by the sequels that lack any creative cohesion or forethought.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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The show of unity from the royal family comes just over a week after King Charles formally stripped his brother, the former Prince Andrew, of all his royal titles and instructed him to vacate his Windsor home, Royal Lodge.—
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The airlines trade group pointed to a joint letter it and other aviation groups sent to Congress in February calling for unity in support of modernizing the ATC system.—
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The new agreement says that Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to defend itself are non-negotiable elements of any peace deal and warned that its self-defense is essential to its own security and wider Euro-Atlantic stability.—
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As temperatures bottom out and ice fringes the shore, a certain peace takes over.—
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“Cohesion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohesion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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