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as in queue
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another the line for tickets stretched around the block

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as in procedure
a way of acting or proceeding since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line

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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 cable
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things he made sure to bring extra fishing line in case a fish broke free

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as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management she owns a line of limousines

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as in route
the direction along which something or someone moves the airplane took a southerly line toward the capital

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verb

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Recent Examples of line
Noun
Under the existing water-rights system, that makes the district among the last in line to be required to take cuts in a shortage. Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023 Bears fans weren’t worried, though, as four-star slinger Austin Novosad was in line to sign to the program when the early signing period opened. Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023 Lisa Krajci was first in line at Ray's Wine and Spirits in Wauwatosa Wednesday and waited to meet her favorite baller from her childhood − legendary basketball player Scottie Pippen. Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2023 Unlike the other two phones in this line, the highest amount of storage is 256GB. Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for line
Recent Examples of Synonyms for line
Noun
  • As such, Samsung owners waiting in a queue behind Pixel owners is ridiculous.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • The weekend is here, which means a fresh batch of movie and TV titles are in the queue.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The procedure involves a flexible tube attached to a camera and tools.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
  • Assessing risks and carrying out checks The fraud risks within a supply chain are unique to each business, and objective assessment of the likelihood of your trading activities contributing to fraud is an essential first step to developing effective due diligence procedures.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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  • The dental profession agrees fluoride prevents cavities.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
  • In terms of creating legitimacy for the profession, the guild is also looking at establishing accreditation for certain creators and establishing a database called Hue, similar to IMDB, to display their work.
    Manisha Krishnan, Wired News, 9 May 2025
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  • NTDs are a variety of conditions that are mostly found among impoverished communities in tropical areas of the world.
    Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
  • Guimaraes’ mastery of winning free kicks is so widespread that he is not confined to winning his fouls in one area of the pitch.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Richter seems to reject the notion of typology altogether, pushing instead the idea of visual equivalence to its limits, exposing how images (regardless of weight or meaning) can be trivialized through repetition.
    Nargess Banks, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • The feeling of being able to push your body past its limits will give you the confidence to do amazing things in all the other areas in your life.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
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  • The decision comes after the property’s water infrastructure was found to be severely deteriorated, causing frequent pipe ruptures and unreliable water service.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
  • The men told him some story involving necessary pipe inspections.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
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  • Charter’s Spectrum brand will be the consumer-facing business for cable, mobile and other services.
    Sara Salinas, CNBC, 16 May 2025
  • Plus, people are ditching their pay-TV packages for cheaper streaming options and further chipping away at the cable companies’ once-lucrative bottom lines.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
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  • Trump has said the plane would be used solely by the Department of Defense during the transition to a new fleet of presidential aircraft and would later be donated to his presidential library.
    Nik Popli, Time, 12 May 2025
  • While Turkey has the third largest F-16 fleet in the world, Israel has the second.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

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“Line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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