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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
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Instead of delivering isolated creative assets, the company focuses on aligning strategy and execution so that each initiative contributes to a broader business goal.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
District officials used one-time COVID cash to fund ongoing costs without aligning spending to a post-pandemic revenue reality.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Panama Canal is experiencing an uptick in traffic and generating more lucrative bids to transit the trade artery, aligning with a spike in demand for its reservation system as the Iran war lingers and uncertainty persists regarding the safety of the Strait of Hormuz.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
With Venus in Gemini aligning with Pluto in Aquarius, honest conversations help shift situations that have been stuck.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
That same year the American independent filmmaker Sean Baker premiered his comedy caper Tangerine, shot on an iPhone 5s, at Sundance, aligning the emerging category of the cell phone movie with a tradition of scrappy, low-budget ingenuity.
—Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
As regulators tighten rules around age verification on social media and gaming platforms, Sony Interactive Entertainment has begun aligning with that shift.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Democrats should be aligning with Israel, not with Bibi.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 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
Mercedes Kilmer, daughter of the late Val Kilmer, is aligning herself with the former camp.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
Instead of delivering isolated creative assets, the company focuses on aligning strategy and execution so that each initiative contributes to a broader business goal.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
District officials used one-time COVID cash to fund ongoing costs without aligning spending to a post-pandemic revenue reality.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Panama Canal is experiencing an uptick in traffic and generating more lucrative bids to transit the trade artery, aligning with a spike in demand for its reservation system as the Iran war lingers and uncertainty persists regarding the safety of the Strait of Hormuz.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
With Venus in Gemini aligning with Pluto in Aquarius, honest conversations help shift situations that have been stuck.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
That same year the American independent filmmaker Sean Baker premiered his comedy caper Tangerine, shot on an iPhone 5s, at Sundance, aligning the emerging category of the cell phone movie with a tradition of scrappy, low-budget ingenuity.
—Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
As regulators tighten rules around age verification on social media and gaming platforms, Sony Interactive Entertainment has begun aligning with that shift.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Democrats should be aligning with Israel, not with Bibi.
—CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aligning
Noun
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Signing the tag was a huge first step toward alignment between player and team.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
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For Sirak, the emphasis is on quality, efficiency, and long-term alignment rather than short-term output.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The same year San Antonio Regional Hospital was agreeing to sell the land Nicolson Farms occupies, two other farms in nearby Ontario were lost to developers, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The more important developments were Honeywell agreeing to sell its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions unit and setting June 29 as the date to spin off its aerospace business into a separate company.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Forty years later, Moscow is once again placing Chornobyl at immense risk — this time through a violent war of aggression that threatens to bring nuclear catastrophe back to Ukraine and Europe.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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His favorite example is capturing condensation from air conditioners, typically by placing a bucket under outdoor drainpipes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Aligning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aligning. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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