in line with
idiom
: in agreement with
The new policy is in line with the plans that were discussed last year.
My thinking is in line with yours.
The red one is more in line with what I had in mind.
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These results were in line with guidance Walmart had already issued.
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 19 May 2025
Treasury yields spiked after Moody’s lowered the U.S. credit rating down one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, bringing the agency in line with peers.
—Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 18 May 2025
While the yield is quite high for a utility, stability isn’t, with the stock trading less defensively and more in line with more cyclical plays.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
The union has argued that its members need a significant raise to bring them in line with engineers at other passenger railroads and that members would not accept anything less.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 19 May 2025
Treasury yields spiked after Moody’s lowered the U.S. credit rating down one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, bringing the agency in line with peers.
—Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 18 May 2025
While the yield is quite high for a utility, stability isn’t, with the stock trading less defensively and more in line with more cyclical plays.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
The union has argued that its members need a significant raise to bring them in line with engineers at other passenger railroads and that members would not accept anything less.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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“In line with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20line%20with. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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