variants
also alinements
as in layouts
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 alignments
However, the technique used here still relies on rare alignments and cannot find rogue planets at will.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
Bargaining capital also arises through unconventional alignments of medium-size powers, each with their distinctive niches.
—Boris Babic, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
The key to the Seahawks’ success defensively is limiting explosives and stopping the run from split-safety alignments.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
But our alignments go well beyond basketball and athletics.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
Witness historic alignments at Angel Mounds Before Europeans colonized the Americas, Indigenous people built 12 earthen mounds throughout what is now Evansville, Indiana.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Dec. 2025
Minasian said Vitello is still looking at different alignments.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
The last 10 years of American life fundamentally changed all of our institutions, our relationships to each other, the political alignments of both parties.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2025
Bakersfield settled an environmental lawsuit in 2015 after the authority agreed to study alternate alignments, and Kern County reached its own settlement in 2017 under similar terms.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Jan. 2026
Bargaining capital also arises through unconventional alignments of medium-size powers, each with their distinctive niches.
—Boris Babic, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
The key to the Seahawks’ success defensively is limiting explosives and stopping the run from split-safety alignments.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
But our alignments go well beyond basketball and athletics.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
Witness historic alignments at Angel Mounds Before Europeans colonized the Americas, Indigenous people built 12 earthen mounds throughout what is now Evansville, Indiana.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Dec. 2025
Minasian said Vitello is still looking at different alignments.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025
The last 10 years of American life fundamentally changed all of our institutions, our relationships to each other, the political alignments of both parties.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2025
Bakersfield settled an environmental lawsuit in 2015 after the authority agreed to study alternate alignments, and Kern County reached its own settlement in 2017 under similar terms.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alignments
Noun
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As vehicles move toward higher levels of automation, interior layouts are being rethought.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tagle notes these layouts showcase craftsmanship and express design intent, creating a bespoke feel.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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The organization keeps the food banks in a rotation so distributions go out evenly, although the nonprofit also considers which pantries are most in need.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet even as deal activity and exits start to increase, fundraising from institutional investors continues to fall due to a lack of distributions and poor performance in many funds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Aside from tying elements in a room together, rugs also allow homeowners to experiment with bolder patterns and geometries—without committing to a permanent wall treatment.—
Sophie Aliece Hollis,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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The researchers stressed that the findings relate to long-term eating patterns rather than occasional indulgent meals.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But this presumption ignored continuities in the nature of war, such as the enemy’s say in a war’s course of events and its political, human, and psychological complexities.—
H. R. McMaster,
Foreign Affairs,
1 June 2020
Noun
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Steininger and Yurkevich then divided the parameter space of orientations into approximately 18 million tiny blocks, and tested the center point of each block to see if its corresponding orientation produced a Rupert passage.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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OmniBook x Flip, a 2-in-1 laptop that can do it all, featuring a spacious 16-inch display with a sharp 2K resolution that will never leave you squinting, pinching to zoom, or switching orientations to better see what’s on your screen.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The simplicity of the marks is echoed in the Godna collection, whose designs feature articulated ribs of high-polish 18-karat yellow gold lined with pavé diamonds and holding larger diamonds.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
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But what's really cool is how the movie brings those story lines together in a narrative filled with intriguing twists, gnarly kills, heroic sacrifices and a slew of nifty new Predator designs.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In all, more than 8,000 California wildfires blackened 525,223 acres, killed 31 people and burned 16,512 structures in the past year, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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A couple of these sequences are amusing, especially when two clueless and drunk teens drop by, and also when one of the victims mistakenly locks herself in the wrong car to get away only to discover Ben has the keys.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Tarr's reputation for films tinged with misery and hard-heartedness, distinguished by black-and-white cinematography and unusually long sequences, only grew throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly after his 1994 film Sátántangó.—
Alina Edwards,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Alignments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alignments. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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