1. to come together and form one group or mass
2. to grow together or into one body
Usage: often used in scientific contexts

Examples

• The small protest groups began to coalesce into a larger movement.
• Over time, the separate communities coalesced into a single town.
• The oil droplets coalesced on the water’s surface.
• Different political factions coalesced around the new candidate.
• The clouds coalesced into a threatening storm system.
• Various ideas from the meeting coalesced into a concrete plan.
• The broken bone fragments will coalesce during the healing process.