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1
as in to agree
to bring to or be in a state of agreement
Though we have our differences, we align on many issues.
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2
as in to line
to set in order
Make sure your quilting squares are aligned and pinned before sewing. She was waiting for the stars to align.
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Recent Examples of align
On the contrary—we are aligned with the narrator, in on the joke.
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Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
The process to get there was long and wasn’t without drama, given that just one month before, union members aligned with the Communications Workers of America overwhelmingly authorized a strike in a bid to push through some additional gains at a turbulent time in the video game industry.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
On top of that, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge came in mostly aligned with expectations and continued to trend lower.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 May 2025
What the science says More than half of US states have laws banning school-age trans students from competing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
The process to get there was long and wasn’t without drama, given that just one month before, union members aligned with the Communications Workers of America overwhelmingly authorized a strike in a bid to push through some additional gains at a turbulent time in the video game industry.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
On top of that, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge came in mostly aligned with expectations and continued to trend lower.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 May 2025
What the science says More than half of US states have laws banning school-age trans students from competing on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for align
Verb
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The Supreme Court agreed, in the case known as Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, finding that Congress had the authority to protect commissioners against Presidential dismissal.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Viewed from within China, things had been looking up after the world’s two largest economies agreed to dramatically roll back steep tariffs – a conciliatory step in a trade war that had threatened the entire global trading system.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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The photograph corresponds, complements, or even dissolves the sculptural object’s manual and artisanal production procedures, functioning not as document but as its dialectical technological counterpart.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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By contrast, the total income in their domestic league in 2022 was just €16m (note that Sheriff’s European income was split across their 2021 and 2022 financial years, so doesn’t correspond to the single-season income from UEFA).—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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At the championships, Hernandez placed first in the triple jump, tied for first in the high jump with two other competitors, and placed second in the long jump.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
2 June 2025
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After each pitch, Fry, who is working through a throwing program, placed the baseball in a machine that sent it back to Bieber.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Align.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/align. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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