alignments

noun

variants also alinements
plural of alignment
as in layouts
the way objects in space are arranged in proper relation to one another The alignment of the text with the pictures is off.

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Recent Examples of alignments Summary Major League Soccer is reportedly planning significant playoff format changes, moving away from current conference alignments to a single table with five geographic divisions for scheduling. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 This year, with the FHSAA restructuring classification alignments, those two teams find themselves in the same class and headed on a collision course in the same 6A district. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Regional alignments will drift further away from the anti-Iranian coalition that American officials envision. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 His greater concern is that even a militarily weak pact could encourage opposing alignments to harden. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 While the Maxwell Ratings reflect each team’s strength, the simulation highlights the impact of the season’s structure as defined by the games, region alignments and playoff brackets. — Loren Maxwell, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Still, the event offers a rare opportunity to watch one of nature's most precise cosmic alignments unfold overhead. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Barham has been an early training camp standout for the Cowboys, as the coaching staff has trusted putting him in off-ball and on-ball alignments, although his first-team reps have come off-the-ball in the standard inside linebacker spot. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 While conference alignments and schedules may change, one thing stays the same. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alignments
  1. layouts
  2. distributions
  3. patterns
  4. continuities
  5. orientations
  6. designs
  7. structures
  8. sequences
Noun
  • Azalea Group Palmares' flagship apartments provide a variety of layouts to suit various group sizes for those looking for more room and seclusion.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The curriculum prepares students for future education and careers in creative industries, requiring them to analyze, design and render complex graphics, package design, typography, layouts, corporate brand identities and web interfaces.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of layouts
Noun
  • What those reviews don't capture is the proportion of bookings that complete without incident, which, across platforms handling millions of reservations annually, is considerably higher than review distributions suggest.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Bain also finds average holding periods at exit have stretched to about seven years, with distributions to investors stuck below 15% of net asset value for four straight years.
    — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributions
Noun
  • Does the recruiter assess candidate fit, or does the system flag emotional patterns that override human judgment?
    — Dr. Nore Salman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The supply shortage for memory and components shows few signs of abating, signaling that gadgets may be more expensive going forward, permanently changing demand patterns and competition.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of patterns
Noun
  • Nonetheless, his corpus boasts certain continuities and several recurring motifs.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Kryptonite, the iconic weakness of Superman and Supergirl (along with red suns and, in some continuities, magic), was first created for the '40s radio serial The Adventures of Superman.
    — James Grebey, Time, 26 June 2026
Definition of continuities
Noun
  • Gabor filters are then used to analyze texture and edge information at different orientations and scales, helping identify corresponding pixels between the two images.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping up with all the events, orientations, try-outs, practices, conferences, and more doesn’t have to raise your blood pressure.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of orientations
Noun
  • Sergio tells Bryan that his designs are incongruent, and everyone has a problem with the crotch on his gown.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • His son, in partnership with close friends behind Bolivia’s best boutique hotel brand Panorama (known for Met and Atix in La Paz), teamed up to bring Ugalde’s vision to life, true to his original designs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of designs
Noun
  • Almost 50 homes and other structures have been destroyed so far; there have been several injuries, and one of Tibbetts’s neighbors lost 20 German shepherds.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • These proposals, many times rooted in sympathy and love, were presented as alternatives to the political structures and market logic that had so often led to war, exploitation, hopelessness, and suffering.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of structures
Noun
  • That might also explain the movie’s attempts to supercharge its few action sequences, as if the filmmakers realized belatedly that a sad book without much incident wasn’t exactly prime summer studio release fodder.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The genetic code is what life everywhere uses to convert the information contained in DNA into specific protein sequences.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sequences

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