as in selected
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
surgery is usually not considered a first-line treatment for this type of cancer
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Recent Examples of first-line
Patients in the trial survived a median of three years with progression-free disease, the first improvement on a first-line therapy for breast cancer in more than a decade.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The Veterans Administration’s health care system sets clinical practice guidelines to identify first-line treatments for PTSD.
—Erica Zurek, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
The Food and Drug Administration granted the treatment fast-track approval as a first-line approach in December on the condition that Pfizer provide additional data confirming its effectiveness.
—NBC news, 30 May 2025
This could be an intriguing buy-low opportunity for a player with star, first-line upside.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The Veterans Administration’s health care system sets clinical practice guidelines to identify first-line treatments for PTSD.
—Erica Zurek, Twin Cities, 31 May 2025
The Food and Drug Administration granted the treatment fast-track approval as a first-line approach in December on the condition that Pfizer provide additional data confirming its effectiveness.
—NBC news, 30 May 2025
This could be an intriguing buy-low opportunity for a player with star, first-line upside.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first-line
Adjective
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Lauren James, England’s most explosive attacking player, was a doubt to be among the selected 23 because of a hamstring injury.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The selected artist will receive $1,700-$2,125 a month for the 17- to 18-week program, plus a stipend for art supplies.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Admission is free, and select Sunday games are livestreamed.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Having refs or a select few of them have media availability would probably help folks understand the process a bit more.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Memorize the names of the colors of the rainbow with the help of a popsicle, JJ's favorite summer treat.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
20 June 2025
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But one of my favorite movies ever is ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ so replaying this scene was fantastic.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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The single screen in the rear has a nice touch for Tesla owners: since the service is connected to your Tesla app, the display will pull up your preferred streaming service and saved playlists.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
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The poll, conducted for the nonprofit Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, found that about 70% of California’s registered voters agreed that eligible voters who speak limited English should be provided with ballots translated into their preferred language.—
Phil Willon,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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If sentences can be broken, literally and metaphorically, by the imprisoned themselves then the state’s jurisdiction, a favored term of legal power play, has been breached.—
Amir Hussain
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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In 2024, crypto groups blanketed the airwaves with advertisements that had nothing to do with their industry, instead supporting favored candidates on the issue sets that defined the election, largely the economy and the border.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
9 June 2025
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“First-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/first-line. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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