line up

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Recent Examples of line up Serbia’s Ivan Knežević (Die Saat) and actress Anita Ognjanović (The Beheading of St John the Baptist) will join audiences for Absolute Hundred, which is one of several new premieres added to the line up. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025 There were just things at that specific place that didn’t line up. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025 The event, held from August 29 to September 2, was organized by Acumino and Endeavor, who invited industry leaders to line up as speakers, apart from the smart machines displaying their abilities. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025 New students learn where to eat, where to study and why the toe of the John Harvard statue is so shiny, then line up on this sunny day to rub the bronze shoe for good luck. Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for line up
Verb
  • To qualify for a portion of the county arts funding, organizations must be active 501(c)3 entities, located and operating in Milwaukee County, organized for the primary purpose of producing or presenting the arts, and open to the general public, according to the county's application terms.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Best States to Work Index analyzes 27 policies across three categories — wages, worker protections and rights to organize — for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jesus scored six goals and registered an assist in his first nine Botafogo starts.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • People registered to a party can only vote in that party’s primary.
    Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • War-naming conventions There are a number of different ways in which wars are named, but they can be broadly grouped around place, participants or time.
    Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Now the departments are housed under one roof and grouped by areas of overlap instead of major.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The initiative aligns with Christ Fellowship’s mission to bring care to the community, said CEO and executive director of Caring for Miami, Ashley Giritli.
    Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Be sure to ask questions and ask to see sketches to make sure your vision aligns with your designer’s.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The San Andres range parallels the old Chihuahua Trail, which in the 1500’s linked Mexico City with the northern territorial capital of Santa Fe.
    Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The statistic parallels a Council on Criminal Justice report in July showing that most categories of crime have also dropped in other cities across America.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • The arbitrator also ordered the city to pay Biscari back wages and benefits as well as the legal costs that Local 42 accrued in pursuing the grievance.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, the White House has ordered immigration enforcement in cities around the country.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Saturdays in the South during football season can't be matched.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • GloRilla tapped into her preppy side in a plaid bustier dress, matching jacket and a hot pink Versace bucket bag.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The Latest section, on the other hand, arranges posts and reels in chronological order, with the most recent ones appearing first.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Around the country, arranging for housing is a relatively new and growing challenge for such PACE groups, which are funded through Medicaid and Medicare.
    Felice J. Freyer, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Line up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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