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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
Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Your 9th House of Expansion is energized by Venus and Chiron aligning, nudging you to choose growth over perfection in an expanding field.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
That means aligning services and investments with real-time labor market information and direct input from employers across North Texas.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
That’s thanks to the Sun and Neptune aligning in your domestic zone, ensuring that practicality doesn’t clash with sensitivity.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Mars and Jupiter aligning say luck is on your side.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
The map highlights key design elements intentionally incorporated into DMUSD learning environments, with each tour stop explaining how the district’s facilities support student learning, collaboration, and engagement while also aligning with the district’s strategic priorities.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
By aligning its product development with the creator identity, Torras is securing its place in a future where mobile creation is the dominant form of cultural currency.
—Footwear News, 18 Mar. 2026
Growers Guide emphasized how aligning with partners like BCI and SHI makes the feasibility of the data collection part of research achievable and actionable.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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
Verb
Jim Steyer, the chief executive of Common Sense Media, said the outcomes so far show that the courts, state legislatures and foreign governments are now aligning to reshape Silicon Valley.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Your 9th House of Expansion is energized by Venus and Chiron aligning, nudging you to choose growth over perfection in an expanding field.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
That means aligning services and investments with real-time labor market information and direct input from employers across North Texas.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
That’s thanks to the Sun and Neptune aligning in your domestic zone, ensuring that practicality doesn’t clash with sensitivity.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Mars and Jupiter aligning say luck is on your side.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
The map highlights key design elements intentionally incorporated into DMUSD learning environments, with each tour stop explaining how the district’s facilities support student learning, collaboration, and engagement while also aligning with the district’s strategic priorities.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
By aligning its product development with the creator identity, Torras is securing its place in a future where mobile creation is the dominant form of cultural currency.
—Footwear News, 18 Mar. 2026
Growers Guide emphasized how aligning with partners like BCI and SHI makes the feasibility of the data collection part of research achievable and actionable.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aligning
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Efforts to enable reversible, two-way actuation have led to the development of systems such as semi-crystalline networks and liquid crystalline elastomers, which depend on structural alignment under applied stress.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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Another sticking point has been her close alignment with Kennedy, whose efforts to dramatically pull back vaccine recommendations have been slammed by lawmakers and medical groups.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hours later, OpenAI swooped in to secure its own Pentagon deal, agreeing to terms that critics say offer far weaker protections.—
Andrew Rasiej,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Denver also cracked the lid on external free agent signings, agreeing to a one-year deal with former Cincinnati safety and core special teamer Tycen Anderson.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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But increasingly, vessels are taking a different route, to the north around Larak Island, placing them in Iran’s territorial waters and closer to the Iranian coastline.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The scandal is now expanding into an international investigation, placing Miami at the center of a complex web of shell companies, offshore transfers and opaque financial flows.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Aligning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aligning. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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