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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Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on D-Day - more than 4,400 of whom died in the assault.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Over the entire Battle of Normandy, codename Operation Overlord, which lasted until Aug. 30, 73,000 Allied troops were killed and 155,000 wounded.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
The Allied invasion of June 6, 1944, which became known as D-Day, saw around 4,400 Allied troops die—including 2,500 Americans—and more than 5,000 were wounded or went missing.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Penny Naas, who leads on the German Marshall Fund’s allied strategic competitiveness work, told CNBC that this is especially true for sector-specific tariffs, for example targeting autos and steel.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 5 June 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Over the entire Battle of Normandy, codename Operation Overlord, which lasted until Aug. 30, 73,000 Allied troops were killed and 155,000 wounded.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 6 June 2025
The Allied invasion of June 6, 1944, which became known as D-Day, saw around 4,400 Allied troops die—including 2,500 Americans—and more than 5,000 were wounded or went missing.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Penny Naas, who leads on the German Marshall Fund’s allied strategic competitiveness work, told CNBC that this is especially true for sector-specific tariffs, for example targeting autos and steel.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for allied
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allied. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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