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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
Lineup construction and defensive alignment could make the difference in one decision or another.
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
This allows tighter alignment between hardware and software performance while eliminating vendor premiums.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Determining inclusion in the 13% To assess organizational alignment, EDB offers a 30-second diagnostic test based on 15,000 simulations.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Use the board of directors to assure alignment, not as umpires calling balls and strikes.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
This allows tighter alignment between hardware and software performance while eliminating vendor premiums.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Determining inclusion in the 13% To assess organizational alignment, EDB offers a 30-second diagnostic test based on 15,000 simulations.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Use the board of directors to assure alignment, not as umpires calling balls and strikes.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alignment
Noun
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The company’s responsibilities will include developing site layout plans, reviewing cooling system methods, and preparing budget and process calculations.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Exterior deck areas are plentiful, from the upper aft deck for alfresco dining, to the lower-deck beach club which has a gym instead of the sauna and shower on the typical layout.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the interim, Romero McCants will lead day-to-day operations while Rashidah Butler-Jackson will assist with transition and continuity.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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That focus creates continuity and trust.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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From border work to senator funerals to food distributions, see them at work.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Under the pact, Legion M will work with Bleecker to co-finance the film’s distribution and marketing over the entire lifetime of the project.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Prison guards have struggled to stay safe in the facility due to its outdated design.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The front wheel drive (FWD) layout is a key design feature, contributing to the vehicle’s overall efficiency, size and usability.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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The extreme subjectivity of the first-person narrative is such that we are given few points of orientation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Moving onto his orientation, Robert is reunited with his old friend Chase (Westworld’s Jeffrey Wright), a former hero who worked with his dad, the previous Mecha Man, in the Brave Brigade.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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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
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This option by Loloi, made in collaboration with fellow HGTV star Joanna Gaines, has a gorgeous neutral pattern that will look at home during any season.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Conservation advocates say the incidents reflect a larger pattern of disorder that can arise when national parks operate without full staffing.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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There were five more minutes left to play — in Emery’s view, sufficient time to attack with greater structure, moving slowly with numbers upfield.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite the discovery of nuclear fission by Otto Hahn in December 1938 and significant achievements of other German physicists and chemists in research on the structure of the atom, the Nazis were not rushing to put that research to use.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Alignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alignment. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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