LINE UP Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

line up

verb

Definition of line up

as in to organize

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as in to register

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Recent Examples of line up The move is similar to fellow Club name Nvidia’s recent announcement with major Wall Street firms to line up $500 billion in financing. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 With one week to go until the top flight returns, how are the 20 teams expected to line up for their opening games? — George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 The high months line up with the run-up to the April 15 filing deadline; the low months line up with everything after it. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 The City of Gary is coordinating with law enforcement to line up security for NIPSCO workers after linemen working to restore power after the storm were shot at Friday night. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for line up

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Verb

Those ideas say some people are superior to others, and the inequality that exists in the world around us reflects those innate differences, and inequality is a good thing, and a necessary thing, and the only real way to organize social life.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The president is organizing a Republican midterm convention in Dallas next month that will serve as much a two-day rally for him as a boon to party candidates nationwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of organize

Verb

Perhaps the $40 trillion national deficit is starting to register.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Last season, Neto registered 10 goals and 10 assists for Chelsea across all competitions, though just five goals and six assists came in his 34 Premier League appearances.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of register

Verb

Additionally, the bill would group private detention facilities with licensed behavioral health facilities already governed by strict state operating guidelines.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
But the part to focus on is the State Street SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust’s (SPY) roughly 13% year-to-date gain surrounded by the other nine sectors that are more closely grouped around the benchmark S & P 500.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of group

Verb

There has never been a transgender woman — a person assigned male at birth who transitions to align with their gender identity — on a WNBA roster.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Kim has boosted his military and diplomatic credentials in recent years by enlarging his nuclear arsenal and aligning with Russia over its war against Ukraine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of align

Verb

Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham said UMMA’s growth parallels the needs of the city and its neighbors as both evolve.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Another episode, in which the pals attempt to win an award for best bar, parallels the comedy’s perpetual shutout from the Emmy Awards.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of parallel

Verb

Palestinians and Lebanese displaced by the 1967 war were joining relatives or acquaintances in Dearborn, and residents arranged food and medical services for the new arrivals.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Solano also arranged for 30 Jackson patients to go to the 14-bed Dulce Hogar ALF on Northwest 26th Avenue between 2016 and the end of 2023.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrange

Verb

In the heart of the Upper East Side, L’Agence is bringing California ease matched with a little je ne sais quoi to New York City.

— Minty Mellon, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
Jones applied through the nonprofit New York Foundation for Senior Citizens (NYFSC) and was matched with an elderly woman who owns a home in Jamaica, Queens.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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