lined up

Definition of lined upnext
past tense of line up
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Verb
  • Saturday’s protest was organized by groups such as San Jose Against War, the Democratic Socialists of America, Community Service Organization San Jose, and the Community Agency for Resources, Advocacy & Services.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
  • Whoever organized this screening was smart enough to keep the aftermath out of the paper.
    Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • After a little coordination, the stars aligned, and Teru officially found his forever home with Miley.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • Those ticket sales are aligned with expectations, though box office analysts are mixed on the results.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • These are the areas of unincorporated county that have at least 10 short-term rental properties, registered or not.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
  • Spain’s got another young gun besides Jódar, Martín Landaluce, 20, who registered two five-set wins in the first week, and fell two points short of winning a third.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Under bee rules, spellers are grouped by their number of correct answers.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Companies that fail to align with these expectations risk being grouped with the worst actors, regardless of their intentions.
    Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, May 30, the California State Lottery said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
  • The bar for earning a customer’s confidence has risen steadily, and in most industries, it hasn’t been matched by a corresponding rise in how companies actually behave.
    Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Some 40,000 people were initially ordered to evacuate after a tank storing a toxic industrial chemical overheated and caused pressure to build up on May 21.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • The boy who’d ordered a pizza and tried to rob the deliveryman?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Israel’s traditional response to the events of 1948—that the displacement of Palestinians was a tragic consequence of a war Arab states started, and that it was paralleled by the expulsion of roughly 850,000 Jews from Arab countries—is true, but inadequate.
    Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
  • The accusations paralleled those against Crasso in the Vatican tribunal.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Decisions also have to be made quickly, and the logistics for sending power from one company have to be arranged before the blackout begins.
    Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
  • Over email, van der Sloot arranged to provide the Holloway family with information about Natalee in exchange for $250,000.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
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“Lined up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lined%20up. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.

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