Synonyms for allen
ˈæl ənallen

Princeton's WordNet

1. Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracienoun

   United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

2. Allen, Woody Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsbergnoun

   United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)

3. Allen, Ethan Allennoun

   a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)

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1. • Actor
   • Comedienne
   • Film Maker
   • Soldier

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1. List of paraphrases for "allen":

   all, alan, yen, allan, everyone

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1. Professor Lattanzio:

   The modern version of panspermia got a major boost when Australian astronomers Dayal Wickramasinghe and David Allen measured the way light was absorbed by interstellar dust, hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (Dayal’s brother) showed that this was matched almost perfectly by desiccated E. coli bacteria. This was unexpected, of course.

2. Kevin Westgarth:

   The passion and vision of President President Glenda Glover, Dr. Mikki Allen and all of Tennessee State University's leadership in pushing to make hockey a more diverse and inclusive sport through this feasibility study is both inspiring and humbling, through their passion and track record they will be able to create another success story for other schools and communities to chase and ideally emulate. Pair that with National Hockey League incredible community, National Hockey League fan base and wealth of community corporate partners and National Hockey League will collectively take SMASHVILLE and National Hockey League sport to new heights because of their pursuit of excellence on all fronts.

3. Penn State coach James Franklin:

   It took a lengthy replay review to confirm the initial call and when the official made the announcement Penix knew was coming, the wild celebration began inside the mostly empty stadium. Allen needed to pull out every trick in the book, too, especially afterSean Cliffordhooked up with Jahan Dotson on a 60-yard TD pass to give Penn State Penn State first lead of the second half, 21-20 with 2:30 left in regulation. Penn State sacked Penix on the next two plays, forced him to throw the ball away on third and an incompletion on fourth, taking the ball back on down at the Indiana 14. This time, Allen called for the defense to give up the touchdown, hoping for one more possession, and Devyn Ford obliged with a TD run that gave Penn State a 28-20 lead. We went through that situation this week. We went through that situation on the sideline. Obviously, we could have handled it better and I could have handled it better.

4. Abilene Officer Don Allen:

   The initial reaction was fear. Why was Officer Allen chosen? That speaks volumes as it relates to how vulnerable are we. ... We look like we're prepared for anything, but the reality is, we're just like you. We go to the same schools in this community. We attend the same churches. We eat at the same restaurants. We are just like you.

5. Vicki Lawrence:

   I texted Carol Burnett and said, ‘ This just sucks. I hate this. It’s just horrible to see the people you love so much go away, ’ carol Burnett wrote back and said, ‘ I know, I know. I spoke to Betty’s assistant, who was with her when she passed, and she said the very last word out of her mouth was ‘ Allen Ludden,'.