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adjective

ə-ˈlīd How to pronounce allied (audio)
Definition of alliednext
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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allied

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verb

past tense of ally
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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Recent Examples of allied
Adjective
Stray Ukrainian drones, meanwhile, have been reported to have crashed or been intercepted in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Bulgaria, with allied officials suggesting that Russian electronic warfare sent the craft off course. — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 Unions and their allied lawmakers knew that after boosting CHP pensions by as much as 50% retroactively, most other state and local agencies would follow suit. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
Ecuador National Police via AP In Ecuador, local criminal gangs allied with Colombian and Mexican cartels manage the routes and ship the narcotics, 80% of which originate in Colombia and the rest in Peru. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Much of western Libya is ruled by local militias loosely allied to Dbeibah’s government in Tripoli. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for allied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allied
  1. related
  2. united
  3. cooperated
  4. collaborated
  5. federated
Adjective
  • Technology companies are issuing enormous amounts of debt to build data centers and related infrastructure, putting them in competition with governments and other corporate borrowers for investors’ capital.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Google will provide its AI chips and related technology, while longtime Google infrastructure executive Benjamin Treynor Sloss will serve as CEO.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of related
Verb
  • The designers were mostly united in their distaste for what are known on the playa as Sparkle Ponies.
    — Henry Alford, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Three men united in their assessment of how the match played out before them.
    — Ben Jones Aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of united
Verb
  • Creeden also filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that the jury was prevented from hearing testimony from an attorney who would have told them that Creeden fully cooperated with the investigation.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The owner of the petting zoo has cooperated fully with state and county authorities, according to officials.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperated
Verb
  • Ramya collaborated with Lotus Bloom and her friend Sandy Gill to customize a Papa Don’t Preach lehenga.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The pair collaborated on the track for the band’s third studio album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, and last performed it together in 2020 during a live performance recorded on the rooftop of Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborated
Verb
  • The nonprofit Ebell Club was chartered and federated on March 9, 1984, and since that time, members have raised more than $300,000 for numerous philanthropies both within the community and national organizations.
    — Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The order covers federated IT systems and mission platforms across all services.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of federated

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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allied. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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