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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The numbers were right in line with the Dow Jones consensus.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 July 2025
This took longer, but was more in line with our data residency and privacy commitments to our clients.
—Lee Blakemore, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
That second, narrower result is in line with what researchers expected.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
The slip for Trump among Black voters is in line with broader trends in national polling, which shows the president losing support among all voter groups for a variety of reasons, including his immigration agenda, his foreign policy actions and his performance on the economy.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 July 2025
This took longer, but was more in line with our data residency and privacy commitments to our clients.
—Lee Blakemore, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
That second, narrower result is in line with what researchers expected.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
The slip for Trump among Black voters is in line with broader trends in national polling, which shows the president losing support among all voter groups for a variety of reasons, including his immigration agenda, his foreign policy actions and his performance on the economy.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
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“In line with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20line%20with. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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