lined

verb

past tense of line
1
as in aligned

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2
as in surrounded

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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
  1. aligned
  2. surrounded
  3. placed
  4. rimmed
  5. filed
  6. enclosed
  7. emplaced
  8. fenced
Verb
  • Militias aligned with Iran remain a force in Iraq, raising concerns about their future role in the country.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • While the couple style spectrum spans the matchy-matchy to the alternate universes, these two are well aligned.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of aligned
Verb
  • Cherished relatives died alone in hospital rooms surrounded by sterile machines and an ever-rotating set of masked medical personnel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And at the L’Anse-Pleureuse rest area on Route 198, just outside Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, the view of a lake surrounded by mountainous terrain is well worth a stop.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • Months later, DeSantis vetoed all US$4 million in budget requests by county lawmakers and placed the county under a state DOGE audit.
    — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The screen will be placed on top of the arm, which connects to a round base with perforated speaker holes.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of placed
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  • There are no emotions in it, only our own cold and cruel fears reflected back at us, as with a shot of Cruise standing defiantly in front of a mirror rimmed by antlers.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Taylor hit a cut 9-iron from 151 yards that plopped down a foot from the cup for a par, and Burns' birdie putt to halve the match rimmed out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of rimmed
Verb
  • The civil action was filed on behalf of E’Mari’s mother, Maurissa Ann Marshall.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • While those companies are not named in the Boulder case, they are named as defendants in similar climate lawsuits filed across the country, suits that very likely would be affected by the high court’s ruling.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of filed
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  • In home gardens, small orchards, and organic operations, individual developing apples can be enclosed in protective bags that prevent female flies from reaching the fruit and laying eggs.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Samson says the wings, tail and propeller are now fully enclosed inside the vehicle during driving mode.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of enclosed
Verb
  • Once emplaced, a ground sensor is also fixed to the set location.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of emplaced
Verb
  • Nowhere is this dynamic more evident than the Gaza Strip, which Israel fenced in during the 1990s and has blockaded since 2007, citing security concerns and the threat of militant attacks.
    — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Both areas are fenced and protected, and NOAA Fisheries urged beachgoers not to disturb these sites.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of fenced

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“Lined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lined. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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