Allies: alternatives and connections

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Allies

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Alignment 76% connected

The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adj…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Alinement 76% connected

Same as Alignment.

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Alliance 76% connected

The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially betw…

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Coalition 76% connected

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

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