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The creation of the Sunday Night Soccer package in Year 3 of the deal has given MLS a smaller inventory of matches to distribute to lineal TV partners abroad as simulcasts of what is available to MLS Season Pass subscribers globally.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That lineal route looked to add a red carpet after Chicago Fire went down to 10 men in the first half of Tuesday’s quarterfinal.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
In his second stint, Foreman went on to win the unified WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight championship titles.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
The winners of the tournaments will be separate from the Champions Series, which focuses on a more lineal champion concept.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That lineal route looked to add a red carpet after Chicago Fire went down to 10 men in the first half of Tuesday’s quarterfinal.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
In his second stint, Foreman went on to win the unified WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight championship titles.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
The winners of the tournaments will be separate from the Champions Series, which focuses on a more lineal champion concept.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lineal
linear
Adjective
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The idea is to expose the show to new viewers who perhaps haven’t caught it yet on streaming, and also use the linear run as a bit of a marketing lead-up to the January premiere of Season 2 on HBO Max.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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In a novel that is so alert to where climate change is leading the world, a narrative frame that illustrates migration as linear and largely redemptive feels anachronistic.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Lineal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineal. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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