align

variants also aline
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Recent Examples of align Haley returned that support to the tune of more than $700,000 in outside money from PACs aligned with her. Saige Miller, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026 The attorney's final line of questioning focused on whether Clancy's symptoms in the weeks and months before the killings aligned with the clinical symptoms of postpartum depression. Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Those pairs would also align with Babcock’s liking for offensive-minded puck-movers on their strong side. Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Although Cuba played a central role in its operations, Tricontinental materials reflected a variety of leftist positions that did not always align perfectly with the Cuban government’s rhetoric. Anne Garland Mahler, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for align
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Verb
  • Many fans agreed Wednesday's game with Messi can keep that momentum going, while also shining a spotlight on the Union.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Ahmed and Gilkar say West cut off communication with them shortly after agreeing to terminate the pregnancy.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • To gauge correctly, people can place a measuring tape around the abdomen, between the bottom of the ribs and the top of the hip bones, keeping the tape level and snug but not compressing the skin.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Seats were placed around the circle for visitors to witness firsthand the ancient drumming, chants, and intertribal dances carried by the wind and heard nearly two miles away, at the lakefront’s Geo-Karis State Park.
    Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Anticipating their communications would ​be sought through Freedom of Information Act requests, Morens and others agreed to correspond using Morens’ personal email account ​instead of his government one, prosecutors said.
    Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
  • While the woman was unnamed in the police memo, a corresponding court case names Gallagher as the subject of an Apprehended Violence Application filed on behalf of Gael Cameron, a fellow Below Deck castmate with whom Gallagher shares a young child.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Align.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/align. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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