the Allies
plural noun
: the nations that fought together against Germany in World War I or World War II
fought with the Allies in World War II
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May 8 marks 80 years since the close of the European theater in World War II, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies.
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James Powel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
But the Allies prioritized military victory over Nazi Germany.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Operation Performance In June 1940, the Allies requested that Norwegian boats outside Norway sail to Allied or neutral ports if safe to do so.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Owens has downplayed the evils of the Holocaust by questioning whether Nazi medical experiments took place and equating the conduct of the Allies with the Nazis’.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
But the Allies prioritized military victory over Nazi Germany.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Operation Performance In June 1940, the Allies requested that Norwegian boats outside Norway sail to Allied or neutral ports if safe to do so.
—Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Owens has downplayed the evils of the Holocaust by questioning whether Nazi medical experiments took place and equating the conduct of the Allies with the Nazis’.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Allies
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“The Allies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Allies. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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