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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
Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
Stories included lines such as the following.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Buy your fare at any light rail station with cash, credit or debit card — or purchase a pass in advance to avoid lines at the vending machines.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
New York allows candidates' names to appear on multiple ballot lines to reflect various party endorsements, which is often used as a way to give support for parties or causes outside of the traditional two-party system.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
There were also two food vendors on site, Rachel’s Cafe and Eatery and Badas Burers, who kept up with lines of hungry customers.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
High wind warnings in the area stated that wind gusts of up to 65 mph could blow down power lines.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Several lines of evidence support the theory, according to Gillespie and Pettigrew.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
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There were lines around the block for the most middling of apartments; people were raising their own rents to try to get an edge over other applicants.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
Stories included lines such as the following.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Buy your fare at any light rail station with cash, credit or debit card — or purchase a pass in advance to avoid lines at the vending machines.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
New York allows candidates' names to appear on multiple ballot lines to reflect various party endorsements, which is often used as a way to give support for parties or causes outside of the traditional two-party system.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
There were also two food vendors on site, Rachel’s Cafe and Eatery and Badas Burers, who kept up with lines of hungry customers.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
High wind warnings in the area stated that wind gusts of up to 65 mph could blow down power lines.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Several lines of evidence support the theory, according to Gillespie and Pettigrew.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lines
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The daughter of Veronica Hearst, one of her era’s most stylish society swans, she was raised in a lavish Fifth Avenue apartment designed by Renzo Mongiardino featuring columns, tapestries, and Old Master paintings.—
Derek Blasberg,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lavic displays and dramatic columns of ash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The most notorious procedures at the Yemassee facility were conducted by George Ward, a veterinarian who’d helped LABS of Virginia import macaques from Indonesia in the nineties.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The department is responsible for ensuring safety protocols are followed through every stage of spacecraft development and testing, and when scientists and engineers interface with potential hazards like high-pressure procedures, vacuum chambers, radioactive materials and heavyweight hardware.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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And certain professions were catching young workers’ eye; there was a 23% surge in Gen Z studying construction trades from 2022 to 2023, and a 7% hike of participation in HVAC and vehicle-repair programs.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The analysts cheering for AI's success are effectively rooting for mass unemployment in most middle-class professions.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tabor and Sheriff Jay Cantrell both said the new quarantine space, along with other spaces being added for medical care, the intake and release of detainees, and court proceedings may allow the sheriff's office to open some areas to new programming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Redefine and streamline your customer engagement and product experience by deploying AI systems in high-impact areas such as order-to-cash, procure‑to‑pay, and supply chain orchestration.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Crosby and Simmons, among the best players at their respective positions, were off limits in trade talks.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Group Therapy For now, the agents are still grappling with their limits.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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That fingerprint was sufficient enough to qualify for a warrant to search the rest of the Norman home, where tests of the pipes leading out of the washing machine revealed some matter containing Beryl’s DNA.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Remove hoses and cover above-ground pipes.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
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Inventors such as Johann Philipp Reis in Germany and Antonio Meucci in Italy had earlier explored voice transmission over wires.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Thomas hid wires from the hanging lanterns by opening up the suspension rope and feeding the electrical line through it, then closing the rope again.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pilot demonstrates a fundamental shift in how electric trucks and freight fleets could operate.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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An autonomous system equaling the best human fleets signals that automation is moving from theory to reality.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lines. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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