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as in profession
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
my line of business is "pre-owned" vehicles, and have I got a deal for you!
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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
advanced mathematics is a little outside of my line, but I'll see what I can do to help
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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
you really crossed the line with that outrageous display of bad behavior
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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the workers rushed to fix the leak in the gas line
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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
a 10th of all island residents are members of the line of this early settler
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as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries
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as in to line up
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Recent Examples of line
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The Spice Girls alum also spoke about the challenge of balancing work on her fashion line during the filming of the documentary.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.
—Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.
—Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
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Verb
The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The Spice Girls alum also spoke about the challenge of balancing work on her fashion line during the filming of the documentary.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.
—Brady Slack, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.
—Joe Sutton, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for line
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Images broadcast online show queues outside banks as customers tried to withdraw cash.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some analysts and third-party trackers suggest that standby lines may have moved faster because Disney adjusted how many guests enter via Lightning Lane rather than standby, freeing up capacity in the regular queues.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Still, the coach was left to navigate the changes that came with recovering from the procedure and having to depend on a urostomy bag.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Since then, the Israeli army has become more efficient at transporting bodies quickly, ensuring casualties arrive in their uniforms and gear to avoid delaying the procedure.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Lejano said hospitals in his area are expanding capacity while some veteran nurses are leaving the profession due to burnout from the covid pandemic, creating openings.—
Phillip Reese,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Broader trends suggest an uneven labor market, with professions like health care continuing to thrive while other fields lag, Stahle said.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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This area was mostly empty at the beginning, but the monstrous sounds of the race cars firing up their engines drew a lot of attention.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The chief sent multiple units to increase patrols in high-crime areas after three homicides that happened at the start of the weekend, police spokesperson Officer Bradley Perez said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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Now Kaprizov is a superstar and getting paid like one, taking reasonable expectations for star-caliber players and stretching them toward the upper limit of what’s allowable under the salary cap.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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There’s a limit of one dish per member.—
Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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The National Park Service closes the North Rim in winter, in part because the historic Grand Canyon Lodge was built for summer, with shallow pipes that would freeze in winter.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Check out other gaming options in our best PC games roundup, and swing by our 2025 video game calendar to see what other titles are coming down the pipe later this year.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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With a roster of guests including Angela Bassett, Celia Weston, Grace Gummer, Danny Huston, and Neil Patrick Harris, this is when the series cemented its transition from cable oddity to a genuine drawing card in the entertainment industry.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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European officials have also been warning about other hybrid threats and suspect Moscow was behind a string of incidents, including the sabotage of an undersea cable, cyberattacks, GPS jamming of civil aviation, and even acts of arson.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Guttuso’s team employs dive crews and a fleet of boats and uses underwater metal detection-devices, plus hand-fanning of sand or sand suction to comb the sea floor, according to a public notice for a federal permit application the company filed.—
Kate Payne,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Grappler would require upgrading the department's fleet of vehicles for use, as the current vehicles are not compatible, Sarnow said.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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