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as in agreeing
to bring to or be in a state of agreement
Though we have our differences, we align on many issues.
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as in lining
to set in order
Make sure your quilting squares are aligned and pinned before sewing. She was waiting for the stars to align.
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Recent Examples of aligning
Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By embracing forward thinking and aligning on principles like solving problems at the source, empowering local teams and continuously improving processes with a localized approach, global organizations can unlock lasting opportunities for growth, efficiency and resilience.
—Jim O'Brien, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By continuing to engage with these entities, the Academy risks aligning with a system that inadvertently harms the very people these sanctions aim to protect.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Over time, aligning prices with risk and fostering competition will restore fairness and market stability.
—Patrick Wolff, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Egypt has publicly backed the SAF, aligning with Sudan’s ruler, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
These features are intended to help organizations get more out of their existing workplace investments while aligning with sustainability goals.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Amazon recently updated the Kindle and the Paperwhite, aligning its most popular models more than ever before.
—PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The index’s rapid decline from the $570 resistance zone has exceeded our initial $540 target, and the technical setup now points to further downside towards $470 and $430, aligning with historical support levels from early 2023 and late 2022.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
The package actually does a good job aligning incentives.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By embracing forward thinking and aligning on principles like solving problems at the source, empowering local teams and continuously improving processes with a localized approach, global organizations can unlock lasting opportunities for growth, efficiency and resilience.
—Jim O'Brien, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
By continuing to engage with these entities, the Academy risks aligning with a system that inadvertently harms the very people these sanctions aim to protect.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Over time, aligning prices with risk and fostering competition will restore fairness and market stability.
—Patrick Wolff, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Egypt has publicly backed the SAF, aligning with Sudan’s ruler, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
These features are intended to help organizations get more out of their existing workplace investments while aligning with sustainability goals.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Amazon recently updated the Kindle and the Paperwhite, aligning its most popular models more than ever before.
—PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The index’s rapid decline from the $570 resistance zone has exceeded our initial $540 target, and the technical setup now points to further downside towards $470 and $430, aligning with historical support levels from early 2023 and late 2022.
—Tony Zhang, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aligning
Verb
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Likewise, endorsing the belief that a college degree is important for economic success is different than agreeing that the typical college curriculum equips students with essential job skills.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Black’s sister Molly Watts said the family had doubts after agreeing to donate Black’s organs but felt unheard until the 34-year-old doctor, in his first year as a neurosurgeon, intervened.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Pause That Pays Off In an enterprise culture that prizes velocity—faster OKRs, quicker check-ins, shorter alignment cycles—this approach was counterintuitive.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The People’s Choices were in complete alignment with the industry judges’ choices.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And in this day and age, with so many soccer-specific stadiums in Major League Soccer and in lower division leagues, placing a national team in a baseball stadium would not be a good idea.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, the NCAA permanently banned three Fresno State players for illicitly placing prop bets on themselves or teammates to over or underperform in certain statistical categories.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Aligning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aligning. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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