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
Aggressive protectionism would reduce the collective prosperity that has long held the democratic world together and kill the cohesion needed to check a mercantilist China.
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Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
PayPal, founded in 1998, was synonymous with its consumer-facing checkout button, but its business-to-business solutions have amounted to an assortment of homegrown technologies and acquired companies with little cohesion.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
By being in the office, the argument goes, employees are automatically immersed in the company’s values, social norms and informal interactions, all of which contribute to cultural cohesion.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
By The New York Times What does the storm look like from above?
Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
PayPal, founded in 1998, was synonymous with its consumer-facing checkout button, but its business-to-business solutions have amounted to an assortment of homegrown technologies and acquired companies with little cohesion.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
By being in the office, the argument goes, employees are automatically immersed in the company’s values, social norms and informal interactions, all of which contribute to cultural cohesion.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
By The New York Times What does the storm look like from above?
Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cohesion
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“Cohesion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohesion. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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