blue line
noun
: either of two blue lines that divide an ice hockey rink into three equal zones and that separate the offensive and defensive zones from the center-ice neutral zone
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The website takes the form of a node-link diagram and shows negative associations using blue lines and positive associations in red.
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New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Penguins’ blue line remains something of a disaster on paper.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Each white to pale blue petal has a distinctive, dark blue line along its center.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
On the wall was a map of Hunt, the Guadalupe River a blue line snaking across it.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Penguins’ blue line remains something of a disaster on paper.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Each white to pale blue petal has a distinctive, dark blue line along its center.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
On the wall was a map of Hunt, the Guadalupe River a blue line snaking across it.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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“Blue line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20line. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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