allies 1 of 2

noun

Definition of alliesnext
plural of ally
as in supporters
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support in trying to convince his parents to send him to soccer camp, the youngster had a strong ally in his coach

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allies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ally
as in cooperates
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 allies
Noun
All three races put Schumer and his allies in a tough position of deciding whether to pour all of their limited resources into a handful of states that can give them 51 seats — or go for broke all across the country to multiply their chances. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Her government was also the first led by a party with neo-fascist roots, and European allies and financial markets viewed her with unease. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 According to them, Trump’s policies on tariffs, aid, and allies have eroded the United States’ standing, opening the door for people across the world to switch their allegiance to China. — Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026 Hogg and his allies, for instance, decried Lynch for accepting corporate political action committee money and for being the last House Democrat in office who voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2010. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Thiel and his allies haven’t fully triumphed yet, though, as indicated by the recent surge in public opposition to data centers. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026 Fedorov, a longtime advocate of using technology to transform Ukraine's military, said the company would seek to apply lessons learned during the war to technologies that could be used both by Ukraine and its allies. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 The expansion reflects a broader effort to increase domestic manufacturing capacity for defense technologies while supporting production for US allies. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 This is far from the first time that Kennedy and his allies have attempted to downplay and spread misinformation about deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
After hearing a mysterious radio transmission, Hig becomes fixated on seeking more survivors and sets out on a mission that allies him with Cima (Margaret Qualley) and her father (Guy Pearce). — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allies
  1. supporters
  2. cooperates
  3. unites
  4. federates
  5. collaborates
  6. clubs
Noun
  • Was The Friedkin Group's decision not to sell the homegrown midfielder a victory for those loyal supporters who campaigned to keep him?
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Capcom has proven itself to be one of the platform's biggest supporters, bringing nearly all of its new and old releases to the platform.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of supporters
Verb
  • There were 223 seats at the Lee’s Summit restaurant, not all of them in use, like the 24 in the open-air patio or at the two bars — one that expands into a third outdoor patio for when the weather cooperates.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • If the weather cooperates, the possibilities are endless — hiking, surfing, sunbathing, strolling, gazing at the stars in the sky.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 July 2026
Definition of cooperates
Verb
  • The casting unites one of Korea’s most recognizable leading men with a prominent Japanese star, signaling the show’s deliberate cross-cultural pitch.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The program unites businesses such as Stellantis that want to prevent crime on or near their properties; the business installs surveillance cameras, which are then monitored by DPD officers who use the footage to investigate potential crimes.
    — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of unites
Verb
  • It will be won by organizations that consolidate and orchestrate with a vendor-neutral control plane that federates data, reasons across domains, governs agents as first-class citizens and connects to whatever the ecosystem looks like next quarter.
    — Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • The exec brought up how Arte federates a network of 14 public broadcasters, has programs available in seven languages, and maintains strong ties with the creative ecosystem across Europe.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of federates
Verb
  • The fund also powers the Yavarhoussen Scholarship, which collaborates with the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art in Paris to research and publish books on Malagasy art history.
    — Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Film Independent also collaborates with other Los Angeles arts nonprofits.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of collaborates
Verb
  • That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of clubs

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

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