1
: having or being in close association : connected
two families allied by marriage
2
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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But the ultimate haute couture adventure is visiting the Jim Thompson Heritage Quarter, which includes the original shop and the museum house where the line’s namesake American businessman and Allied spy lived after World War Two.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Diplomacy with adversaries is about gaining temporary advantages that constrain the other side; diplomacy with allied states is about longer-term entanglements that give the central power more freedom.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British POW are stranded on a deserted island, and soon discover that they are being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
World America Rattles Denmark Jay Nordlinger A report from an allied capital in a strange time.
—Mary Katharine Ham, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Diplomacy with adversaries is about gaining temporary advantages that constrain the other side; diplomacy with allied states is about longer-term entanglements that give the central power more freedom.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British POW are stranded on a deserted island, and soon discover that they are being hunted by a ferocious mythological creature, the Orang Ikan.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
World America Rattles Denmark Jay Nordlinger A report from an allied capital in a strange time.
—Mary Katharine Ham, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allied. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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