as in direct
free from irregularities or digressions in course
the bullets from early firearms were notorious for not following a strictly linear path through the air
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Recent Examples of linear
But any money that gets pulled out of linear TV wasn’t likely to have landed on sports in the first place; as buyers over the last few weeks have been quick to point out, sky-high demand, relative scarcity and reach have conspired to keep live sports at the very top of marketers’ must-have list.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
And that’s the thing about art is it is not supposed to be linear.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
Grief is not a linear experience, for you or your character.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Who knows where the progress that Haiti was making on its own linear path would have taken it?
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
And that’s the thing about art is it is not supposed to be linear.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
Grief is not a linear experience, for you or your character.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Who knows where the progress that Haiti was making on its own linear path would have taken it?
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for linear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linear
Adjective
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But professor Hill, like Drummond, said charter schools are public schools, and warned there's always been a line where the Supreme Court did not allow the direct flow of government funds to religious schools for religious instruction.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Debates surrounding creative integrity aside, AI is known to be a major contributor to climate change, which many scientists say had a direct effect in worsening the recent rash of fires that destroyed many neighborhoods surrounding Los Angeles.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche was the eighth straight opener that Dallas dropped.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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But a heads-up play from Bryce Harper at first caught Pauley in a rundown, and Walker followed it up with two straight groundouts to escape the inning.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This should be straightforward and create as little of a mess as possible.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Opening a Swiss bank account is fairly straightforward but has to comply with strict U.S. disclosure laws.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Linear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linear. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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