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also alinement
as in layout
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 alignment
The passion is there, but alignment isn't.
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Rasheem Rooke, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Oatman was a destination along one of the original alignments of Route 66 via a treacherous path through the Black Mountains, but it was later bypassed as part of improvements made in the 1950s.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump hasn’t been a fan of Ukraine for quite some time now, so his alignment with Putin on Russia’s war is no longer surprising.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, progressive institutions appear focused on managing risk and maintaining alignment.
—Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Rasheem Rooke, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Oatman was a destination along one of the original alignments of Route 66 via a treacherous path through the Black Mountains, but it was later bypassed as part of improvements made in the 1950s.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump hasn’t been a fan of Ukraine for quite some time now, so his alignment with Putin on Russia’s war is no longer surprising.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Increasingly, progressive institutions appear focused on managing risk and maintaining alignment.
—Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alignment
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Strict regulations required the new buildings to follow the exact blueprint of the original layout, so bungalows, villas and residences are scattered between lush gardens and the shoreline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Here, the layout funnels life toward one central gathering space.—
David Caraccio
April 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This meant that the vessel traffic service continuity reporting protocol was in effect, in which vessels had to communicate with each other.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Her surprise set was meant to evoke a sense of legacy and continuity.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2026
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His short film, Adam’s Song (2023), screened at a multitude of festivals and won awards at the Nashville Film Festival and the Ouray International Film Festival before being acquired for online distribution by Wong Fu Productions, NextShark, and FilmShortage, and broadcast TV distribution by PBS.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2026
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In response, almost all insurers rationed the drug’s distribution via prior authorizations and coverage denials (a problem that persists today).—
Michael Rose,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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The show mostly avoids the politics that swirl around the design business, especially these days when critics are obsessed with the environmental evils of fast fashion and the shortcomings of an industry known to exploit labor around the globe.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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The design process took more than five years, a negotiation between the city’s strict hydraulic requirements and the neighborhood’s shifting wishes; the result was something no one had pictured in advance.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Bose PositionIQ technology inside the speaker senses its orientation and adjusts the audio accordingly.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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For instance, when the trapping light is switched off, the nanorotor can rotate in all directions at once, much like a superposition of orientations.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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The only justice who agreed with Thomas with less frequency was liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, with the two aligning on 54 percent of cases.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bands of darker skin often followed similar patterns from patient to patient—a series of V’s along the upper spine, S’s along the abdomen, and an inverted U across each breast.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This kind of influence is crucial as businesses are locked in a desperate race to defeat the algorithms that pervert our everyday choices and use our own pattern recognition against us to circumscribe our free will.—
Bruce Stockler,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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In theory, that’s what Slot wants his side to do, but in practice this season, due to personnel, fitness and at times structure, the Liverpool high press has lacked the intensity, aggression and intelligence of previous years.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Given the structure's historic landmark status, preserving heritage was of utmost importance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Alignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alignment. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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