1
: having or being in close association : connected
two families allied by marriage
2
3
a
: related especially by common properties or qualities
heraldry and allied subjects
b
: related genetically
Examples of allied in a Sentence
people with foreign language fluency and an allied skill such as the ability to relate to people from different cultures
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Washington hailed Japan’s endorsement of the new U.S. Marine Corps unit’s positioning in the Southwest Islands last year as a significant advance in allied force posture.
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Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
At the beginning of the war in October, the IDF estimated there were 30,000 Hamas fighters in the al-Qassam Brigades, the group’s armed wing, and another 10,000 or 15,000 in allied militias.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Hypersonic missiles would pose a more serious threat to American and allied warships in the region.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2024
Fortunately, the allied Red Army arrived quickly on the scene and transported him to safety.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
Reuters has chronicled the violence there, which was spearheaded by the RSF and its allied militias.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
Sweden may also join NATO’s multinational enhanced forward brigade in Latvia, intended to put allied troops in all the alliance countries bordering Russia.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Barbecue’s fighters, along with others from allied gangs, armed with automatic weapons, also attacked Port-au-Prince’s two airports, and shot at planes and at police and security guards.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
The Telegraph papers are closely allied to the governing Conservative Party.
—Pan Pylas, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
At the beginning of the war in October, the IDF estimated there were 30,000 Hamas fighters in the al-Qassam Brigades, the group’s armed wing, and another 10,000 or 15,000 in allied militias.
—Hazem Balousha, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Hypersonic missiles would pose a more serious threat to American and allied warships in the region.
—Jon Gambrell, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2024
Fortunately, the allied Red Army arrived quickly on the scene and transported him to safety.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
Reuters has chronicled the violence there, which was spearheaded by the RSF and its allied militias.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
Sweden may also join NATO’s multinational enhanced forward brigade in Latvia, intended to put allied troops in all the alliance countries bordering Russia.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Barbecue’s fighters, along with others from allied gangs, armed with automatic weapons, also attacked Port-au-Prince’s two airports, and shot at planes and at police and security guards.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
The Telegraph papers are closely allied to the governing Conservative Party.
—Pan Pylas, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allied. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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