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Recent Examples of lineal
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.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Some tribes, like the St. Croix Ojibwe Nation, have moved away from blood quantum to lineal descendancy for enrollment, resulting in membership growth.
ONEIDA – Norbert Hill Jr. is the former director of education for the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 May 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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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Some tribes, like the St. Croix Ojibwe Nation, have moved away from blood quantum to lineal descendancy for enrollment, resulting in membership growth.
ONEIDA – Norbert Hill Jr. is the former director of education for the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 14 May 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 district has 56 poles and 7,500 linear feet of overhead conversion to 11,165 linear feet of underground trench spanning 227 properties, according to a council agenda report.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Because skipping songs on a player was a hassle, most people sat with cassette albums as a track-by-track, linear journey, the antithesis to the algorithmic, shuffle-centric playlists ubiquitous on today’s streaming platforms.—
Oliver Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Lineal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineal. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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