align

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Recent Examples of align His priorities did not always align with expectations. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 This simple move restores mobility in minutes For example, when the muscles on the outside of your hips aren’t keeping your hips aligned and providing lateral stability, your femur (thigh bone) can collapse inward, placing extra stress on the inside of your knee. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 All of those things aligned and created a performance that was needed for the Knicks to snatch back control of the series. James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 The women are aligned on one thing: Kenya’s takedown was more than petty—it was premeditated. Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for align
Recent Examples of Synonyms for align
Verb
  • Despite their differences, all agree on one thing: America's plummeting birthrate is a major problem, and, unless something changes, society may be doomed.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Most designers agree that the deck railing trends for 2025 focus on integrating your home’s outdoor spaces with the architecture of the home and moving away from looking like add-ons.
    Abid Haque, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Cox and his team ensure each of their rentals (and their corresponding shower curtains) are clean and cared for.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The regulations sought to address transactions that resulted in artificial increases to the basis of property, thereby generating tax benefits without corresponding economic outlay.
    Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After a Mass, Francis' coffin was placed on an open-air popemobile and transported to the burial site outside the Vatican by a motorcade that traversed the streets of Rome, lined by cheering crowds.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Trump announced sweeping tariffs on dozens of nations set to be enacted earlier this month, placing a universal 10% tariff rate on most goods imported into the U.S.
    Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2025

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“Align.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/align. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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