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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Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Lam and his fellow Chinese naval officers supported the Allied troops on the beaches from one of the British ships off the French coast.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The Grimms’ stories, with their promise of bodying forth an authentically Teutonic spirit, were so sought after during the Nazi years that Allied occupying forces temporarily banned them after the war.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Playing Captain Ernest Krause, who must lead an Allied convoy during the harrowing Battle of the Atlantic, Hanks digs into this World War II drama’s righteous earnestness.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Biden’s strategy of slowly dispensing allied weapons stocks telegraphs to U.S. adversaries the limits of Washington’s support and the fragility of its commitment to Kyiv’s success.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Lam and his fellow Chinese naval officers supported the Allied troops on the beaches from one of the British ships off the French coast.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The Grimms’ stories, with their promise of bodying forth an authentically Teutonic spirit, were so sought after during the Nazi years that Allied occupying forces temporarily banned them after the war.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Playing Captain Ernest Krause, who must lead an Allied convoy during the harrowing Battle of the Atlantic, Hanks digs into this World War II drama’s righteous earnestness.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allied. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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