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: 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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The western maritime boundary of the Philippine Sea also serves as the First Island Chain, a U.S. maritime containment strategy that seeks to restrict the Chinese military's access to the Western Pacific Ocean utilising Washington's allied and friendly territories, including Japan.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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The city - the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur province - came under heavy shelling and RSF ground attacks on Sunday, the SLA said, calling for military support from Sudan’s armed forces and allied factions.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps and the nearby city of El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, on Friday, said Clementine Nkweta-Salami, United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Now, scale demands two-way flows, including allied investment and manufacturing in the United States.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Related article Sudan accuses UAE of ‘support and complicity’ in genocide at World Court
The city - the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur province - came under heavy shelling and RSF ground attacks on Sunday, the SLA said, calling for military support from Sudan’s armed forces and allied factions.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps and the nearby city of El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, on Friday, said Clementine Nkweta-Salami, United Nations resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Now, scale demands two-way flows, including allied investment and manufacturing in the United States.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for allied
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allied. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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