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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
Side sleepers generally need a taller pillow than back sleepers in order to align their head, neck, and shoulders, which usually means bedmates should opt for two different pillows.
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 May 2025
Leo was considered one of the candidates aligned with the path the late Pope Francis paved regarding outreach to the poor and other matters.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025
Under new leadership, Binance has undergone a strategic pivot, aligning closely with the Trump administration’s pro-crypto stance.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Two school districts in Maine, Maine's Regional School Unit No. 24 and MSAD No. 70, have taken matters into their own hands and amended their local sports gender eligibility policies to ban transgender athletes from girls' competitions, aligning with Libby and Trump.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 May 2025
Leo was considered one of the candidates aligned with the path the late Pope Francis paved regarding outreach to the poor and other matters.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2025
Under new leadership, Binance has undergone a strategic pivot, aligning closely with the Trump administration’s pro-crypto stance.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Two school districts in Maine, Maine's Regional School Unit No. 24 and MSAD No. 70, have taken matters into their own hands and amended their local sports gender eligibility policies to ban transgender athletes from girls' competitions, aligning with Libby and Trump.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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Both parties also agreed that, to avoid future date conflicts, the L.A. Marathon will take place on the third Sunday in March (on which it has often but not always been held in recent years), and the Oscars will steer clear of that date.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
4 May 2025
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This was agreed to, but Russia's foreign minister has said that the mineral deposits that exist in Ukraine in the east are one reason his country wouldn't withdraw from that area.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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And consider this: From 1969 to the present, 15 of the 20 Supreme Court appointments have been by Republican presidents, even though the Democratic nominees had won the national popular vote in a majority of the corresponding elections.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Migrants in Libya are routinely arbitrarily detained and placed in squalid detention centers where they are subjected to extortion, abuse, rape and killings.—
Renata Brito,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Cooked rice that had been prepared the previous day measured too cold to be considered safe after being removed from a walk-in cooler and placed in the rice cooker to warm.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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“Align.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/align. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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