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
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.
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Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
And while a communication error contributed to a big play in the 30-19 loss at Tampa Bay, Bethune was on top of things all night in terms of alignments and assignments.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
No astrologer can predict from planetary alignments or any other celestial configuration when a specific event, good or bad, will occur here on Earth.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2025
How fast do teams get to certain alignments and how frequently are they used?
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
Using artificial neutral networks, his tool allows astronomers to distinguish true binary star systems from chance alignments in massive data sets like the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Are there any upcoming alignments?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead, Greenlaw sat for a second straight game, and the Broncos’ linebackers got run to death on alignments by Warren and rail routes by Jonathan Taylor.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
And while a communication error contributed to a big play in the 30-19 loss at Tampa Bay, Bethune was on top of things all night in terms of alignments and assignments.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
No astrologer can predict from planetary alignments or any other celestial configuration when a specific event, good or bad, will occur here on Earth.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2025
How fast do teams get to certain alignments and how frequently are they used?
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
Using artificial neutral networks, his tool allows astronomers to distinguish true binary star systems from chance alignments in massive data sets like the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Are there any upcoming alignments?
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead, Greenlaw sat for a second straight game, and the Broncos’ linebackers got run to death on alignments by Warren and rail routes by Jonathan Taylor.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alignments
Noun
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But the house, originally built in the 1960s, felt clunky thanks to a massive fireplace that obstructed views and odd layouts with far too many twists and turns.—
Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
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Images of the concept show multiple layouts, including one that features a pair of large captain-style seats and another with a reclining bench that looks like it can be used as a bed (a third row of seats also looks to be an option, but that’s no fun).—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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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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In a similar vein, Timnit Gebru, a computer scientist writing during her time working at Google, warned of the dangers of large language models acting as stochastic parrots, which repeat language patterns without understanding, and in doing so replicate the biases embedded in their training data.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Take a page out of our '90s design playbook and mix contrasting patterns, bring in plenty of cozy textiles, and add a stylish floor lamp to brighten dark fall and winter evenings.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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The regime, still tightly controlled by Kim Jong Un, is likely to maintain existing structures and policies, with Choe Ryong Hae and other confidants continuing to implement the leader's priorities.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Traditional philanthropy, once external to profit structures, now occupies the core of Magnolia Pearl’s identity.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Each character has their own specialized sequences for these moments, and can go a step further once their synergy meter fills, allowing two fighters to do a special team-up that’s also customized to each individual pairing.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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The book has a lot of action sequences and also physical transformations.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Alignments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alignments. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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