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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
Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Choose from solids or stripes in a palette of traditional colors, like dark red, navy, cream, and tan, each accented by a line of shiny gold buttons sewn up the front.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Newlyweds Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco made their first appearance as a married couple at the event — sneaking off right after taking their carpet photos — while Demi Moore and Lucy Liu shared some laughs on the photo line, and Scorsese and Ben Stiller each brought their daughters as dates.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
Beccuau said that investigators have not ruled out foreign interference as a possible line of inquiry into the theft; but were keeping all leads open.
—Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
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But the clinical manner of his finish against Belgium had pushed his case for a recall to the starting line-up at Stoke.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Choose from solids or stripes in a palette of traditional colors, like dark red, navy, cream, and tan, each accented by a line of shiny gold buttons sewn up the front.
—Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Newlyweds Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco made their first appearance as a married couple at the event — sneaking off right after taking their carpet photos — while Demi Moore and Lucy Liu shared some laughs on the photo line, and Scorsese and Ben Stiller each brought their daughters as dates.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
Beccuau said that investigators have not ruled out foreign interference as a possible line of inquiry into the theft; but were keeping all leads open.
—Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for line
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Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The demand for Cena’s final match, scheduled for the December 13 Saturday Night’s Main Event, is already astronomical, with reports of over 45,000 people in the virtual ticket queue for an arena that holds roughly a third of that number.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Patient 3’s immune system, however, didn’t produce as many antibodies after the procedure, suggesting that the therapy may not have efficiently reached its target, Whitton says.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Her interest in aesthetics led Sturm to learn other facial procedures, including how to inject Botox and fillers.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, the Washington Post reported that computer-programmer employment dropped to its lowest level since the 1980s—one profession that has been hit hardest over the past few years.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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The problem of teacher vacancies at MPS — a nationwide issue as fewer graduates enter the profession — has been pervasive and troublesome.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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No injuries were reported from the incident, which took place in an area where the highway patrol had stopped traffic during the live fire exercise at Camp Pendleton, the agency said in a statement Sunday.—
Susannah Cullinane,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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The release noted terrain in the area can be rugged and steep and cautioned visitors to stay a safe distance from the edge.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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But current technologies like micro-LEDs hit a limit when pixels shrink below one micrometer.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Neff's blood alcohol content was allegedly more than twice the legal limit following the crash.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Ignoring more complex science leaves us with hundreds of years of neurologic damage to our children by leaving lead pipe in the ground.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Once the pump switches on, the water should drain quickly through the discharge pipe.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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How to watch on local TV NBC is broadcasting the game nationally; in the Bay Area, tune in to KNTV-TV (channel 11) with an antenna or a cable TV provider.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Both controllers charge when docked on the console, so there’s no battery swapping or extra charging cables to hide.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The car is the first of Ford's Heritage fleet, which is Ford's private vehicle collection, to ever go up for sale to the public.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Erickson said that Russia has demonstrated an ability to adapt to sanctions, particularly through its shadow fleet and complex re-routing networks and so the real test will be whether this limits Moscow's capacity to monetize crude in the future.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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