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as in procedures
a way of acting or proceeding
since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line
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as in professions
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
my line of business is "pre-owned" vehicles, and have I got a deal for you!
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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
advanced mathematics is a little outside of my line, but I'll see what I can do to help
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as in limits
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
you really crossed the line with that outrageous display of bad behavior
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as in pipes
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the workers rushed to fix the leak in the gas line
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as in fleets
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management
she owns a line of limousines
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as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
a 10th of all island residents are members of the line of this early settler
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as in lineages
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries
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as in cues
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Recent Examples of lines
Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Cruise lines have increasingly invested in their spa offerings in recent years.
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Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Roos and her sisters grew up in the business, making lines after school at the table, setting them out, then returning home for dinner and homework.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
With extreme fire conditions persisting in Utah, Rocky Mountain Power also shut off power lines serving Beaver County and other areas.
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Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
There were also no electrical lines that could handle a facility of its size.
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Jim Defede,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Whipple’s complaints about KNEA run along those same lines.
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Chance Swaim,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Trees and power lines were knocked down, leaving some residents without electricity.
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Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
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Ca Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2026
Cruise lines have increasingly invested in their spa offerings in recent years.
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Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
Roos and her sisters grew up in the business, making lines after school at the table, setting them out, then returning home for dinner and homework.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
With extreme fire conditions persisting in Utah, Rocky Mountain Power also shut off power lines serving Beaver County and other areas.
—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
There were also no electrical lines that could handle a facility of its size.
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Jim Defede,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Whipple’s complaints about KNEA run along those same lines.
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Chance Swaim,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Trees and power lines were knocked down, leaving some residents without electricity.
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Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lines
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Steel columns throughout the terminal are structured similarly to trees, and the area is lit by constellation lighting reminiscent of the Appalachian night sky.
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Dust columns could be seen in two capital neighborhoods with typically busy restaurants and other businesses.
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In Taiwan, the university where a prospective student was caught cheating is now reviewing rules and standard operating procedures for AI eyewears during examinations.
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The deal, the fruit of months of negotiations, takes aim at the lucrative way doctors can charge for procedures on patients referred to them by personal injury lawyers.
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Afghan Taliban authorities have imposed draconian restrictions on women and girls, including bans on education beyond primary school and on working in all but very few professions, as well as strict regulations on what women are allowed to wear in public.
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Artificial intelligence has already begun reshaping how work is performed across industries and professions.
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Unlike areas to the north, there is little agricultural demand for compost and mulch.
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Commentary On the call, Subramaniam said the company is growing revenue in the most premium areas of the global economy.
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Utah's state forester, Jamie Barnes, told reporters that fires across the state this season had been moving in ways that had stretched Utah's firefighting capacity to its limits, with new fires beginning closer to populated areas than in previous years.
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Understanding your deductibles and coverage limits before a storm arrives can prevent unpleasant surprises later.
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To prevent that, some operators maintain low oil flow rates, akin to dripping a faucet in freezing cold weather to avoid frozen pipes.
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And for hiding unsightly landscape utilities, pipes, sprinkler valves, this realistic-looking landscape rock is deeply discounted right now.
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The wife of friend Isaac Leonard Ellwood suggested that two wires twisted together would hold the nail in place better — and the inexpensive yet effective design stuck.
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There’s a spirit of exorcism in this approach, an implicit belief that certain loud sounds are more like elemental beings to be summoned than the logical result of wires and inputs.
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Commercial fleets—delivery vans, buses and utility vehicles—can generate continuous dashcam footage.
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Carlon said safety and operational efficiency drive interest as airlines evaluate upgrades for Boeing 737 fleets.
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“Lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lines. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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