the Allies
plural noun
: the nations that fought together against Germany in World War I or World War II
fought with the Allies in World War II
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For the uninitiated, Operation Mincemeat is a farcical retelling of a covert World War II plot of the same name: In 1943, the British used a deception play to convince the Germans to move their forces out of Sicily, just in time for the Allies to invade.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The boom has marked a return to prominence — and prosperity — for a region whose resources once helped the Allies win World War II but that was abandoned by major oil companies decades later amid the great bust of the 1980s.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
Italy’s allegiances — first to the Axis powers, then to the Allies — shift and fragment with the tides of war and politics.
—Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In World War II, Russia relied on material support from the Allies and was largely blockaded within its Baltic Sea and Black Sea ports.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The boom has marked a return to prominence — and prosperity — for a region whose resources once helped the Allies win World War II but that was abandoned by major oil companies decades later amid the great bust of the 1980s.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 3 Mar. 2025
Italy’s allegiances — first to the Axis powers, then to the Allies — shift and fragment with the tides of war and politics.
—Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In World War II, Russia relied on material support from the Allies and was largely blockaded within its Baltic Sea and Black Sea ports.
—Colin Flint, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
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“The Allies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Allies. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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