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aligned
[ uh-lahynd ]
adjective
- arranged in a straight line:
The perfectly aligned rows of rubber trees looked like the giant formal garden of an English lord’s manor.
- arranged in a specified way:
The term “desktop” typically refers to a computer with a vertically aligned computer case containing the system’s hardware components.
- adjusted or synchronized for coordinated functioning; in alignment:
Research has shown that properly aligned tires can save up to 4% on fuel consumption.
The pain may be caused by overuse, injury, excess weight, or an improperly aligned kneecap.
- associated or affiliated with a particular group, cause, or ideology:
You can meaningfully communicate your company’s values by donating a portion of your proceeds to an aligned nonprofit organization.
The position requires a doctorate in Public Health or an earned doctorate in a closely aligned discipline.
- systematically coordinated:
We will work with your business to identify and manage a strategically aligned portfolio of projects.
- (of stars) in an astrologically significant position:
The book captures the highest point of the team’s franchise—the 1982 season—and the aligned stars which made it possible.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of align ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- ܲ··Ա adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of aligned1
Example Sentences
It also split the managerial class: You have CEOs and other top management getting rewarded with stock options, so they become completely aligned with the owners of capital.
Both Hegseth and Trump are already aligned in their attacks on those whom they dismiss as “disgruntled employees.”
Cohen started out dancing alongside her in videos, but once he saw how clearly their visions aligned he volunteered to choreograph both her live performances and music videos.
When I was flattened by postpartum depression and had a terrifying health misdiagnosis, Mark was there; the aligned presence was now more like a pillar holding me upright.
The comment was seized upon by conservative detractors who accused him of being too closely aligned with social justice causes and left-wing politics.
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