Coalesce
verb
To combine into one single unit or come closer together and form one mass or whole.
The smaller islands coalesce to form a single body of land.
Often appears as...
- coalesce into
- coalesce around
verb
In terms of politics or social matters, it means to gather together to form a united group.
The splinter groups coalesced to form a new political party.
Often appears as...
- coalesce around
- coalesce into
verb
In physics, it refers to the process of two or more particles merging after collision.
Under suitable conditions, the particles coalesce into larger drops.
Often appears as...
- particles coalesce
- coalesce into drops
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To combine into one single unit or come closer together and form one mass or whole.
The smaller islands coalesce to form a single body of land.
Often appears as...
- coalesce into
- coalesce around
verb
In terms of politics or social matters, it means to gather together to form a united group.
The splinter groups coalesced to form a new political party.
Often appears as...
- coalesce around
- coalesce into
verb
In physics, it refers to the process of two or more particles merging after collision.
Under suitable conditions, the particles coalesce into larger drops.
Often appears as...
- particles coalesce
- coalesce into drops
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorically Binding
'Coalesce' can symbolize unity in relationships or ideas, not just physical merging.
Their shared vision coalesced into a strong partnership.
Pro Tip 2/3Gradual Process
'Coalesce' often implies a gradual process of coming together, not an instant one.
Over months, the team's strategies coalesced into a winning formula.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Harmonious
'Coalesce' doesn't always mean harmony. Parties may coalesce out of necessity or pressure.
Competing factions coalesced to challenge the dominant party.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorically Binding
'Coalesce' can symbolize unity in relationships or ideas, not just physical merging.
Their shared vision coalesced into a strong partnership.
Pro Tip 2/3Gradual Process
'Coalesce' often implies a gradual process of coming together, not an instant one.
Over months, the team's strategies coalesced into a winning formula.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Harmonious
'Coalesce' doesn't always mean harmony. Parties may coalesce out of necessity or pressure.
Competing factions coalesced to challenge the dominant party.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorically Binding
'Coalesce' can symbolize unity in relationships or ideas, not just physical merging.
Their shared vision coalesced into a strong partnership.
Pro Tip 2/3Gradual Process
'Coalesce' often implies a gradual process of coming together, not an instant one.
Over months, the team's strategies coalesced into a winning formula.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Harmonious
'Coalesce' doesn't always mean harmony. Parties may coalesce out of necessity or pressure.
Competing factions coalesced to challenge the dominant party.
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What is the universe...
—a soup of radiation throughout our universe, that’s a relic from an early Big Bang era. So far, though, we’ve found no such cosmic echo. Some suspect these differing multiverse hypotheses may eventually coalesce into a common description, or be replaced by something else.
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Michael Levin: The...
If the cells are really willing to build towards a specific map, we could take genetically unaltered cells, and what you're seeing here is cells taken out of a frog body. They've coalesced in a way that asks them to re-envision their multicellularity. And what you see here
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The Sacrifice of Cassini...
there was a vigorous, scientific debate about when his rings formed. Some astronomers suggested they were nearly as old as the planet itself. More than 4 billion years ago when the planet coalesced out of the disk of gas and dust that surrounded the newborn sun,
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How to manage your time...
the system groups these interruptions together based on how long they can afford to wait. In 2013, interrupt coalescing triggered a massive improvement in laptop battery life. This is because deferring interruptions lets a system check everything at once,
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How humans could evolve...
not to engender the fear of science but to bring to light the many possibilities that science has afforded and continues to afford us. We must coalesce as humans to discuss and embrace the solutions not only with caution but also with courage.
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When will the next mass...
the Earth's land masses gathered together into the single supercontinent Pangaea. As it coalesced, its interior was filled with deserts, while the single coastline eliminated many of the shallow tropical seas
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Nationalism vs....
because each of them controlled just a tiny section of the river. And then in a long and complicated process, the tribes coalesced together to form the Chinese nation, which controlled the entire Yellow River
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Traveling Back in Time?...
sideswiped earth in the early solar system sideswiping our crust casting billions of tons of rock into orbit around the earth which then coalesced to form our moon I want I want to be around when that
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Wisdom from great...
I was mindful, too, that life can swing wildly and unpredictably from one year to the next, and that people may experience the same age differently. But even so, as the list coalesced,
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Technology that protects...
is an incredible thing is enabled humans to coalesce into a network of greater scale than ever before and this is brilliant because it greatly amplifies
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What is the universe...
—a soup of radiation throughout our universe, that’s a relic from an early Big Bang era. So far, though, we’ve found no such cosmic echo. Some suspect these differing multiverse hypotheses may eventually coalesce into a common description, or be replaced by something else.
Video examples
Michael Levin: The...
If the cells are really willing to build towards a specific map, we could take genetically unaltered cells, and what you're seeing here is cells taken out of a frog body. They've coalesced in a way that asks them to re-envision their multicellularity. And what you see here
Video examples
The Sacrifice of Cassini...
there was a vigorous, scientific debate about when his rings formed. Some astronomers suggested they were nearly as old as the planet itself. More than 4 billion years ago when the planet coalesced out of the disk of gas and dust that surrounded the newborn sun,
Video examples
How to manage your time...
the system groups these interruptions together based on how long they can afford to wait. In 2013, interrupt coalescing triggered a massive improvement in laptop battery life. This is because deferring interruptions lets a system check everything at once,
Video examples
How humans could evolve...
not to engender the fear of science but to bring to light the many possibilities that science has afforded and continues to afford us. We must coalesce as humans to discuss and embrace the solutions not only with caution but also with courage.
Video examples
When will the next mass...
the Earth's land masses gathered together into the single supercontinent Pangaea. As it coalesced, its interior was filled with deserts, while the single coastline eliminated many of the shallow tropical seas
Video examples
Nationalism vs....
because each of them controlled just a tiny section of the river. And then in a long and complicated process, the tribes coalesced together to form the Chinese nation, which controlled the entire Yellow River
Video examples
Traveling Back in Time?...
sideswiped earth in the early solar system sideswiping our crust casting billions of tons of rock into orbit around the earth which then coalesced to form our moon I want I want to be around when that
Video examples
Wisdom from great...
I was mindful, too, that life can swing wildly and unpredictably from one year to the next, and that people may experience the same age differently. But even so, as the list coalesced,
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Technology that protects...
is an incredible thing is enabled humans to coalesce into a network of greater scale than ever before and this is brilliant because it greatly amplifies
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
One of the best predictors of policy around is Thomas Ferguson's investment theory of politics, as he calls it - very outstanding political economist - which essentially - I mean, to say it in a sentence, he describes elections as occasions in which groups of investors coalesce and invest to control the state.
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Eula Biss
American Writer
Fears that formaldehyde from vaccines may cause cancer are similar to fears of mercury and aluminum, in that they coalesce around miniscule amounts of the substance in question, amounts considerably smaller than amounts from other common sources of exposure to the same substance.
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Jon Lovett
American Producer
Because the speech is an argument, and a great speech makes an argument well, the act of making that argument is a really important part of how the policy process coalesces and solidifies both for the candidate and also the people serving that candidate.
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Frederick W. Smith
American Businessman
Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team.
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Tana French
Irish Novelist
I like writing about big turning points, where professional and personal lives coalesce, where the boundaries are coming down, and you're faced with a set of choices which will change life forever.
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Jill Hennessy
Canadian Actress
I've found it easier to write, to coalesce my thoughts, since having children. It brings you back to what you experienced yourself as a child, and you empathize with what your parents went through.
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Jane Siberry
Canadian Musician
Music is gathering. Taking our scattered thoughts and senses and coalescing us back into our core. Music is powerful. The first few chords can change us where no self-help books can.
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Simon Mainwaring
Businessman
More than ever before, consumers have the ability to unify their voices and coalesce their buying power to influence corporate behaviors.
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Lee Strobel
American Author
The Internet has helped atheists and agnostics coalesce as never before.
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Richard Phillips
American Artist
Painting is a coalescing of experience.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
One of the best predictors of policy around is Thomas Ferguson's investment theory of politics, as he calls it - very outstanding political economist - which essentially - I mean, to say it in a sentence, he describes elections as occasions in which groups of investors coalesce and invest to control the state.
Quote examples
Eula Biss
American Writer
Fears that formaldehyde from vaccines may cause cancer are similar to fears of mercury and aluminum, in that they coalesce around miniscule amounts of the substance in question, amounts considerably smaller than amounts from other common sources of exposure to the same substance.
Quote examples
Jon Lovett
American Producer
Because the speech is an argument, and a great speech makes an argument well, the act of making that argument is a really important part of how the policy process coalesces and solidifies both for the candidate and also the people serving that candidate.
Quote examples
Frederick W. Smith
American Businessman
Leadership is simply the ability of an individual to coalesce the efforts of other individuals toward achieving common goals. It boils down to looking after your people and ensuring that, from top to bottom, everyone feels part of the team.
Quote examples
Tana French
Irish Novelist
I like writing about big turning points, where professional and personal lives coalesce, where the boundaries are coming down, and you're faced with a set of choices which will change life forever.
Quote examples
Jill Hennessy
Canadian Actress
I've found it easier to write, to coalesce my thoughts, since having children. It brings you back to what you experienced yourself as a child, and you empathize with what your parents went through.
Quote examples
Jane Siberry
Canadian Musician
Music is gathering. Taking our scattered thoughts and senses and coalescing us back into our core. Music is powerful. The first few chords can change us where no self-help books can.
Quote examples
Simon Mainwaring
Businessman
More than ever before, consumers have the ability to unify their voices and coalesce their buying power to influence corporate behaviors.
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Lee Strobel
American Author
The Internet has helped atheists and agnostics coalesce as never before.
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Richard Phillips
American Artist
Painting is a coalescing of experience.
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