lined

past tense of line

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Recent Examples of lined Multiple copies of Howl, Kaddish, and assembled collections of complete verse lined (and still line) my bookshelves. Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 And in the bottom of the seventh, Yoshida led off with a single, Trevor Story walked, Ceddanne Rafaela, pinch-hitting for Marcelo Mayer, lined a ball past the outstretched glove arm of first baseman Keith, but far inside the right-field line for a two-run single. Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026 Wells lined a ball that landed just fair down the right-field line. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Andrew Benintendi lined a fourth-inning sweeper from Ryan Bergert down the right-field line. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lined
Verb
  • Jeffco leaders say their policy is aligned with Colorado law.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Controlled lunges Step forward and lower your back knee toward the floor over three seconds, keeping your rib cage aligned over your pelvis and your forward knee tracking in line with your foot.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Today, the pyramid is surrounded by parks, leafy streets and upscale apartment buildings in the districts of Miraflores and San Isidro.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the building’s atrium, the floor is filled with bunk beds that are surrounded by private rooms of varied size that can accommodate four to eight people.
    Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That has taken the costly burden of insurance risk and physical danger of Iranian attacks away from commercial shippers and placed it on the US government and the oil producers themselves.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Where Nick Woltemade fits into how Jaissle wants to play is unclear and his compatriot has proven to be an early question mark, while even Joelinton will not be easily placed within this formation.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tajín has long been sprinkled over fruit, rimmed around cocktail glasses and shaken onto just about anything that could use a chile-lime kick, so bringing that same flavor to tacos feels like a natural fit.
    Amber Love Bond, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Strain into a rocks glass or up into a cocktail class that’s rimmed with tajin (also optional).
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by Hyde Lane, the corporate entity for Demon Hunter, against Netflix, Netflix Studios and concert promoter AEG Presents.
    Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Denver has 160 lawyers The two lawsuits were filed by Jessica Calderon, a former Denver city employee, and Everett Martinez, a current Denver city employee, who separately allege wrongful treatment and retaliation by the city.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With funding from the Dia Art Foundation, Judd purchased them in 1979 and began his own restoration, replacing the garage doors that enclosed the buildings’ two long sides with a series of continuous windows.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Archimedes’ screw Traditionally associated with Archimedes and dated to around the third century BCE, this machine moves water through a rotating helical surface enclosed inside a cylinder.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The order affects several thousand engineers, scientists and technicians across every NASA center, and strips away long-standing union rights that were emplaced to protect more than half the agency's workforce.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But since early July, the park at the intersection of Southeast 10th Street and Brickell Plaza has been fenced off, as the developer that owns the green space prepares to redevelop the site.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Admittedly, spying is more difficult to do in the Premier League, with training grounds gated and fenced.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Lined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lined. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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