join forces

1. Act together, combine efforts. For example, The public relations people joined forces to get better coverage for their candidates. This expression originally referred to combining military forces. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

Shellback, who played in metal bands before joining forces with Martin, adapted quickly to his new environment.

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Some of the advertising industry’s largest players have joined forces to propose new standards for transparency in the digital auctions that increasingly dominate ad sales.

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The state visit certainly seemed to have an undertone of the UK joining forces with the US in a long term AI tech battle with China.

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“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan and Paramount are going big in Texas, joining forces to open a 450,000-square-foot production campus in Fort Worth, in a boost to the Lone Star State’s growing entertainment economy.

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To deal with the challenges of raising her daughter, Rute joined forces with other affected mothers.

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