as in related
having a close connection like that between family members
people with foreign language fluency and an allied skill such as the ability to relate to people from different cultures
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as in united
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the area's small grape growers have allied and formed a cooperative that will help them get the best prices
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Recent Examples of allied
Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Most of it — more than $67 million — had been spent by Cornyn’s campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Early voting began with Paxton looking like the GOP’s front-runner, even though Cornyn’s campaign and allied super PACs had spent more than $54 million on television advertising since last year, according to the ad-tracing service AdImpact.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Most of it — more than $67 million — had been spent by Cornyn’s campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.
—Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Most of it — more than $67 million — had been spent by Cornyn’s campaign and allied groups, much of it attacking Paxton, but also lately trying to keep Hunt from advancing.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
In the succeeding years OpenAI would raise billions of dollars, release ChatGPT, raise tens of billions more, fire and then reinstate Altman over five days, redo the board with members that were allied with the CEO, and reach a half-trillion-dollar valuation.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Early voting began with Paxton looking like the GOP’s front-runner, even though Cornyn’s campaign and allied super PACs had spent more than $54 million on television advertising since last year, according to the ad-tracing service AdImpact.
—Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allied
Adjective
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The idea is to use the act of walking into another room as a trigger to complete a small, related task.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Derrick Raker was arrested Thursday and charged with eight counts of burglary, gun charges and related offenses, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said on Facebook.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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After the Miami missions failed, the lawsuit says, the chatbot coached Gavalas to shed his own physical body by killing himself, so they could be united.—
Brittany Wallman
Updated March 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Not all Democrats are united behind the war powers resolution.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Chinese Communist Party has long cooperated with the Iranian regime, providing the Islamic Republic with crucial technologies for civic and military use in exchange for cheap energy.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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The driver cooperated with investigators.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Scientists from Tongji University and other Chinese institutes collaborated on the study, which was published in Nature Sensors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Mar. 2026
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Members of the cast have seen Anderson’s reels, and Beverley Mitchell (Lucy) even collaborated with Anderson on a video where her character goes to therapy.—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allied. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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