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also alinement
as in layout
the way objects in space are arranged in proper relation to one another
The alignment of the text with the pictures is off.
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Recent Examples of alignment
The timeline coincides with an orbital alignment around the sun that would shorten the journey between Earth and Mars.
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
The brand’s designers see structure as a form of expression, letting geometry and fiber alignment replace ornament.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Getting swept away in the echo chamber — mistaking group hype for true alignment, or chasing ideals without grounding them.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
And this partnership is nothing short of divine alignment for Long.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
The brand’s designers see structure as a form of expression, letting geometry and fiber alignment replace ornament.
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Getting swept away in the echo chamber — mistaking group hype for true alignment, or chasing ideals without grounding them.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
And this partnership is nothing short of divine alignment for Long.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alignment
Noun
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Although visually spectacular, her layout was impractical, with slower firing rates and complex handling.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Keep It Moving Game rooms thrive on dynamic, flexible layouts.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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The hedges surrounding the UGA football field today might not be the exact same shrubs from 96 years ago, but they’ve been propagated from the originals planted in 1929, preserving the continuity and lineage.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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Both plans had Maduro’s initial approval and portrayed the Rodríguez siblings as potential guarantors of continuity and stability.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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With its activities spanning production, distribution and publishing, under the banners of Capricci Production, Capricci Films, the Sofilm magazine brand and Capricci Éditions, the Capricci Group is a respected player in France’s arthouse and indie cinema film scene.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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Large buyers of electricity typically pay lower rates because the distribution infrastructure is less complex; power needs to be piped to one location rather than hundreds or thousands of homes, said Johnson.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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If this was a novel, the heroes would be Joe Whebbe and Rhonda Paoli, his wife and partner in their design/renovation business, who’ve saved Kamman’s 300,000 books.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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The hydrogel’s design creates a huge challenge space.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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What differentiates these families is their orientation.—
Sergio Alonso Fernández de Córdova y de Veyga,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Poetry brings hope, not an irrational optimism or wishful thinking, but a positive orientation to the future, of what a better, healthier future would look like.—
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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The only justice who agreed with Thomas with less frequency was liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, with the two aligning on 54 percent of cases.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The high-neck long-sleeve bodysuit, jersey boots, corset mini dress and gloves — all in a subtle floral pattern — emulated her style evolution from casual to high-fashion.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Residents asked questions about street traffic, conflicting projects, TARC patterns and construction noise.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Real Madrid are stepping up plans towards a radical change in their ownership structure — one that would allow external investors to purchase stakes in the club for the very first time.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That all larger structures and processes that occur between those structures, including all chemical reactions, don’t require anything more than those fundamental laws and constituents.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Alignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alignment. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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