1
: having or being in close association : connected
two families allied by marriage
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3
a
: related especially by common properties or qualities
heraldry and allied subjects
b
: related genetically
Examples of allied in a Sentence
people with foreign language fluency and an allied skill such as the ability to relate to people from different cultures
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If directed, the aircraft could release long-range weapons in coordination with US or allied forces, enabling standoff strikes without entering high-threat airspace.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 Feb. 2026
The general has said that any operation would be made all the more difficult by a lack of allied support, this person said, speaking like others on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
—John Hudson, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Kabuki, for example, was strictly censored by Allied officials for the first few years of the occupation, owing to its characteristic themes of loyalty, vengeance, and honor.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The ad is the first produced and paid for by Stratton’s own campaign, though her candidacy has been bolstered by millions of dollars in ads from an allied political action committee largely funded by Pritzker, the billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 Feb. 2026
The general has said that any operation would be made all the more difficult by a lack of allied support, this person said, speaking like others on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
—John Hudson, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Kabuki, for example, was strictly censored by Allied officials for the first few years of the occupation, owing to its characteristic themes of loyalty, vengeance, and honor.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The ad is the first produced and paid for by Stratton’s own campaign, though her candidacy has been bolstered by millions of dollars in ads from an allied political action committee largely funded by Pritzker, the billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allied. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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