alignments

noun

variants also alinements
plural of alignment
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 Photographers traveled globally to capture precise celestial alignments, like a partial solar eclipse over Leeds, aurorae in Iceland, or a supermoon rising over Paris. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Hurtt critiqued technique, alignments and assignments. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Robert’s absence has forced some different outfield alignments. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026 Shortly after, Venus will meet with lucky Jupiter in Cancer on June 9, which also happens to be one of the most romantic (and auspicious) alignments of the month. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 Because microlensing depends on one-off geometric alignments, the faraway object that caused the event by passing so perfectly through our line of sight can never be seen again. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026 While the refresh study examined both Burlington and Swift streets in North Kansas City as possible alignments, there was a strong consensus that Swift Street was the preferred alignment. — Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 Even if the Black Caucus survives, the bruising fights emerging in the party and the awkward political alignments emerging are likely to have longer-term ramifications. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 1 June 2026 In reality, including solar gravity would likely reveal even cheaper paths, but only during certain time windows when celestial alignments are favorable. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alignments
  1. layouts
  2. distributions
  3. patterns
  4. continuities
  5. orientations
  6. designs
  7. structures
  8. sequences
Noun
  • The Amelia costs from CAD 145,000 (roughly US$102,000) and has lots of options available, such as alternative layouts, building materials, and even a bathtub/shower instead of the standard shower.
    — Adam Williams July 09, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • There are also suites, like the Mountain View suite, a two-level tower room with stunning sights, or the Family suite with options for unique configurations of beds and layouts to suit a family’s specific needs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
Definition of layouts
Noun
  • Robyn Schlice, a member of the church’s farmworker ministry, said the funds will support school supply drives, a computer literacy program, rental assistance and monthly distributions of clothing, food and household items.
    — Eliana Aguilar, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • But even these objections will not go to whether the creditor can get the charging order, but rather is limited to the priority of the charging order lien and order of priority in payment of the distributions.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of distributions
Noun
  • Think solid colors, subtle patterns, and classic silhouettes.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 July 2026
  • Moving From Audience Segments To Individual Context Traditional healthcare marketing ran on segmentation—physicians bucketed by specialty, geography, prescribing patterns.
    — Kamya Elawadhi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of patterns
Noun
  • Advertisement Kryptonite, the iconic weakness of Superman and Supergirl (along with red suns and, in some continuities, magic), was first created for the '40s radio serial The Adventures of Superman.
    — James Grebey, Time, 26 June 2026
  • Filmmakers working on ultra-low budgets hardly have the option of achieving the kind of seamless dramatic continuities that industrial-strength techniques can offer.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Definition of continuities
Noun
  • Some room orientations provide a view toward the tracks, where trains can be watched slipping through the station.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The event features a striking diversity of body shapes, ages, complexions, backgrounds, orientations, gender expressions and body art, all made equal under the Florida sun (slightly overcast this year) by their status as golden geese for the fan platforms.
    — Gustavo Turner, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Definition of orientations
Noun
  • Sudarshan has pinned his hopes on the iconic Norton, a more than century-old British brand long celebrated for its racing pedigree, innovative technology and cool designs.
    — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Trump wrote alongside the designs in a June 26 post on Truth Social.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Definition of designs
Noun
  • Instead of building parts one layer at a time, the system hardens the printing material all at once, producing seamless structures.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • Key structures discovered include a basilica church and the remains of two watchtowers, said head archaeologist, Mahmoud Massoud in The Guardian.
    — Lea Tran, TheWeek, 10 July 2026
Definition of structures
Noun
  • Robbyant said the model also provides stable object boundary detection, enabling robots to continuously track object edges and structures across video sequences.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • There are a lot of action sequences where Moana and Maui have to get themselves out of harrowing situations, including a fairly sizable lava monster that might freak out really little children.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
Definition of sequences

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