verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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closely
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More than 50 seats were won by independents, many of whom are closely aligned with Mr Khatami's conservative foes.
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Deng closely aligned himself with this stance.
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Again, this is where sculpture is closely aligned to social and political history.
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Love and pity are closely aligned , didn't you know?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All adjoining panels should be pressed evenly together ensuring all the panels are aligned squarely to each other.
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More than 50 seats were won by independents, many of whom are closely aligned with Mr Khatami's conservative foes.
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Overhead the beautiful stars flickered and aligned themselves into patterns.
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When I get the two magnets properly aligned on either side of the pad, see how they move in unison?
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When lava solidifies, its tiny ferrous particles align themselves, like magnetic needles, with the earth's magnetic field.
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You want to see how defenses align against your particular formation and see how they respond to a particular play.