coalesce
verb (used without object)
to grow together or into one body.
has coalesced
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present perfectof coalesce (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Among the names the rumor mill has coalesced around at one time or another are Idris Elba, Tom Holland, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jacob Elordi and Callum Turner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
What remains today of the banking business has coalesced around two banks that share the family’s five arrows motif.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
While much of the anger has coalesced around Jun's line about China, social media users have also dug up other examples from the series which they view as offensive.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
But although the influx of newcomers has coalesced and become a dominant force culturally, political power has lagged.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
Its as if all the knowledge I’ve soaked in during the past months has coalesced and lifted me to a peak of light and understanding.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
