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
George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
In a statement issued through his spokesperson to Fox News Digital, Harry underscored NATO’s response to 9/11 — and the sacrifices made by allied forces.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The group is known to work with Los Viagras, a criminal organization allied with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
—Fabiola Sánchez, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
European leaders have legitimate reasons to be concerned about the president’s unilateral territorial ambitions and trade threats, making the governor’s call for allied solidarity on international law a reasonable foreign policy position.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
In a statement issued through his spokesperson to Fox News Digital, Harry underscored NATO’s response to 9/11 — and the sacrifices made by allied forces.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
The churches allied with him; the manosphere; all of his enablers and allies.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The group is known to work with Los Viagras, a criminal organization allied with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
—Fabiola Sánchez, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allied
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The couple submitted a complaint to the oil division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates the state’s oil and gas industry and is responsible for addressing related pollution.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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Two Lansing residents have been charged with murder, tampering with evidence and related charges after two bodies were separately found in Mid-Michigan during early 2025.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Johnson cannot afford to lose more than one Republican, assuming all members are present and Democrats are united against the measure being voted on that would set the rules for debating a bill to boost domestic production of critical minerals.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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More than just a game, the win united a nation in crisis.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The driver stopped and tried to help and cooperated with investigators.—
Saul Pink,
San Antonio Express-News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Decades later, Faraci cooperated with Modrowski’s lawyer during the post-conviction proceedings and submitted two affidavits in 2019 and 2011 denying Modrowski was involved, court records show.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Republican states like Florida and Texas have long had expansive 287(g) programs, and the two states have for years collaborated with the federal government on immigration, in part due to their proximity to Mexico and the Gulf.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The first Olympics that Svrluga worked at was the 2004 Athens Summer Games, and he was struck by the way colleagues at the paper collaborated at such a big event.—
Andrew Dampf,
Los Angeles Times,
14 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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When integrating with third-party services, federated identity solutions (utilizing protocols such as OAuth or SAML) enable users to grant limited access without sharing their primary login credentials.—
Ajai Paul,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allied. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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