aligns

variants also alines
present tense third-person singular of align
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aligns The organization has a political arm, CAIR Action, which lists candidates in 39 states and whether the group opposes, remains neutral, prefers or endorses individuals based on how well the candidate aligns with CAIR Action’s priorities. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 Content that develops an original perspective, uses proprietary data and aligns with the intent of the user’s query is catnip to LLMs (and Google). — Tyler Jordan, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 All of that aligns the series with a particular strain of reality show in which participants are expected to follow certain patterns of behavior that can be neatly edited into episodic arcs. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 Tina Taylor-Ritzler, Trinity’s president, said the project aligns with the school’s wider mission. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 In the sci-fi/horror film, Skerritt played Captain Dallas, one of the few who aligns with Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley as their intergalactic shipping crew is faced with a horrible menace. — Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 The agreement aligns with the Pentagon’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy, which seeks to strengthen the defense industrial base and accelerate the delivery of military equipment. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 This aligns with the sickness of our culture - lack of gratitude. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Experts say the broader question is whether Treasury's approach aligns with the law Congress enacted. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aligns
Verb
  • The debate over doing more School officials will be the first to admit that not everyone agrees.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The first in the ACOTAR series, the romantasy novel introduces us to Feyre Archeron, a human woman who agrees to go live in the fairie realm of Prythian in order to save her family.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sensory input signals go through the brainstem before being directed to the center of the brain that corresponds to that sense.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Neither corresponds to any investigation, case, incident, or call for service.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Aligns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aligns. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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