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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 Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 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
If she is pushed out, Caucus Vice Chairman Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Democrat of N.Y. is next in line to lead the group, people familiar with the process said.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2023
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Verb
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 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
If she is pushed out, Caucus Vice Chairman Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Democrat of N.Y. is next in line to lead the group, people familiar with the process said.
—Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for line
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The crowds thinned, the queues got easier, and the audiences lost their initial edge-of-seat poise, relaxing back into their seats.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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As long as buyers and sellers continue the 75-year trend of negotiating against the Nielsen data, the league will have to join the queue with everyone else who expresses dissatisfaction with the company’s audience-measurement system.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Among them was a Whipple procedure, which is an operation that treats tumors and other conditions in the pancreas, small intestine and bile ducts, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The training procedure was that the aircraft commander flew the leg out.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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According to a news release, the annual award honors and recognizes teachers who exemplify excellence in their profession as well as those who leave a lasting positive impact on their students.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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His jubilation that a serial killer might be loose in town is a familiar, and perhaps accurate, journalistic trope—bad for the world; good for the media—but not one that reflects well on the profession.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Other Notable Winners NBC’s Saturday Night Live earned recognition beyond its anniversary special, taking home three technical awards in areas like set design, lighting, and sound.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The plaintiffs argued the displacement was motivated by a desire to limit readers' access to books with viewpoints that are unpopular and controversial in the area.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For 2026, the dollar limits used to determine the deduction under section 219(g) for active participants in certain pension plans are expected to be $81,000 for single taxpayers, $129,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, and zero dollars for married taxpayers filing separately.—
KELLY PHILLIPS ERB,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the past, the Commission has excluded satellite internet systems, citing their lower adoption rates and capacity limits.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Gamers will appreciate the efficient airflow design with the new Cryo-Chamber that helps pull cool air into the system through 2 fans, 3 copper heat pipes, and 4 exhaust vents.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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On the platform, around the clock, the racket of metal bore pipes and machinery, the drilling grime and the speckled mud mingled with the quieter, cleaner work of scientists in trailers converted to pristine labs and processing posts.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Fiber-optic cables line abandoned fields, and drones hunt individual soldiers at all hours of the day.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The larger back pockets are big enough to hold flat power banks, hard drives, and smartphones, while the smaller compartments are great for separating charging cables, USB blocks, flash drives, and memory cards.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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While Quark primarily operates in the polar regions, the company expands to subpolar destinations during the shoulder seasons, before the fleet repositions to the other side of the globe.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a Japanese Defense Ministry document dated October 2024 shows that a fleet of three Global Hawk drones was deployed at Yokota Air Base in Japan in May 2023.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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