as in supporters
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
in trying to convince his parents to send him to soccer camp, the youngster had a strong ally in his coach
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as in cooperates
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 allies
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is moving to rewrite decades of federal rules, a sweeping deregulation drive that his allies call overdue modernization and safety advocates warn could cut too deep.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group of Kyiv’s allies at NATO headquarters, Hegseth urged countries to increase investment in weapons purchases under the new Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Did heavily armed hijackers commandeer a Boeing 727 as part of their plan to further a worldwide revolution against the United States and its allies?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
In more than 3½ years of fighting, Kyiv, backed by its Western allies, has managed to reclaim chunks of its land through successful counteroffensive campaigns, but Russia still occupies about one-fifth of Ukraine's territory.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Amid Suarez’s efforts to unseat Dominguez, allies have rushed to her defense.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
So multiple sources of big money are a must, as are major allies.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
With no allies, no helmets and no way of getting home, Smith might need Superman himself (David Corenswet) to get back to Earth.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
The second rule is that yesterday's allies are tomorrow's enemies, and vice versa.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is moving to rewrite decades of federal rules, a sweeping deregulation drive that his allies call overdue modernization and safety advocates warn could cut too deep.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group of Kyiv’s allies at NATO headquarters, Hegseth urged countries to increase investment in weapons purchases under the new Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Did heavily armed hijackers commandeer a Boeing 727 as part of their plan to further a worldwide revolution against the United States and its allies?
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
In more than 3½ years of fighting, Kyiv, backed by its Western allies, has managed to reclaim chunks of its land through successful counteroffensive campaigns, but Russia still occupies about one-fifth of Ukraine's territory.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
Amid Suarez’s efforts to unseat Dominguez, allies have rushed to her defense.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
So multiple sources of big money are a must, as are major allies.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
With no allies, no helmets and no way of getting home, Smith might need Superman himself (David Corenswet) to get back to Earth.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allies
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Both supporters and opponents see these early moves as test cases that are laying the groundwork for moving more of the agency's work to other parts of the government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Given Swift's pop culture influence and massive fanbase, some football players, like JJ Watt, were supporters long before Swift debuted her first tunnel fit.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Netanyahu did — and still does — everything possible to weaken the Palestinian Authority, which cooperates every day with Israeli security services to keep the West Bank from blowing up.—
Thomas Friedman,
Twin Cities,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Netherlands will operate F-35s from Volkel, and Sweden, which is not a NATO member but cooperates closely with the alliance, will join with Gripen fighters.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the streaming era, live sports are the one programming format still reeling in the large simultaneous audiences that advertisers and distributors crave, and generating the kind of chatter on social media that unites crowds across disparate screens.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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What unites them, in the way Fabio tells it, is not death but belonging.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
20 Oct. 2025
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The actress’ look was curated by stylist Nicole Chavez, who also collaborates with Rachel Bilson, among others.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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The 28-year-old wunderkind has already garnered numerous Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award wins, and frequently collaborates with another renowned performer, his sister Billie Eilish.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Allies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allies. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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