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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
Those two don’t always align naturally.
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Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
In short, even with risk lurking just around the corner, the economic incentives have yet aligned clearly for many companies, individuals, and municipalities.
—Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The task of aligning them all for New York is well underway.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
This bill would change the state's definition of a service animal to align with federal law.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
In short, even with risk lurking just around the corner, the economic incentives have yet aligned clearly for many companies, individuals, and municipalities.
—Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The task of aligning them all for New York is well underway.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
This bill would change the state's definition of a service animal to align with federal law.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for align
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Government leaders and local experts on transit agree one-way streets, which were intended to make travel faster for commuters heading in and out of downtown, present safety concerns.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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An undercover operation in 2022 revealed that Komarczyk and his associate, Irazmar Carbajal, agreed to move $100,000 of what the FBI believed to be sanctioned money belonging to members of Venezuela’s government.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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WalletHub then evaluated the five dimensions using 45 relevant metrics, with their corresponding weights.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Two years after the Golden State Valkyries paid $50 million as a league expansion fee, the three franchises set to enter into the league in 2028, 2029 and 2030 were announced with a corresponding $250 million expansion fee.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Blaney and Elliott are placed first and second in the standings, followed by Kyle Larson in third.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Utah placed certain limits on therapy chatbots, including requiring them to protect users’ health information and to clearly disclose that the chatbot isn’t human.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Align.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/align. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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