allies

[al-ahyz, uh-lahyz] / ˈæl aɪz, əˈlaɪz /

NOUN

something united with another, especially by treaty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

associate colleague friend partner

STRONG

accessory accomplice co-worker coadjutor collaborator confederate helper

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist detractor enemy foe opponent

Example Sentences

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During World War II, Greenland provided the Allies a bulwark thanks to its strategic location in the contested North Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Allies proposed that the US would take the lead in monitoring a truce.

From BBC

Allies framed the strikes as a law-enforcement action rather than an act of war.

From Salon

To support the Eastern Front, the Allies sent convoys to Russia through waters so frigid men could freeze to death in five minutes if they fell in.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the horrors of war at sea are well-known, the Allies’ ill-fated supply convoys from Iceland to Russia are an often-overlooked theater of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal