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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
Nicholas Lua, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
That district also crosses county lines — into Corona, Chino Hills and other parts of western Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Homeyer estimates penny tiles have three times as many grout lines with penny tile than with a large-format tile—tedious both during the installation process and cleaning process.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 8 Mar. 2026
Even the attractions here skew mellow, from the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center to the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, the longest on the Gulf, where anglers cast lines as pelicans glide overhead.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Strappy sandals with a bit of height can work with the movement of baggy pants and help create a dialogue of soft lines and precise details.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
Rather, these are lines on steel towers five or six times as tall, carrying power in bulk across long distances.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Flames were burning under transmission lines and were threatening canyon rim homes in the area north of Mission Valley, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesperson Candace Hadley said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Ojeda doubled the lead six minutes later as Orlando broke through Miami’s leaky lines.
—Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
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China has asked refiners to curb exports, while long lines have been forming at filling stations across the continent.
—Nicholas Lua, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
That district also crosses county lines — into Corona, Chino Hills and other parts of western Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Homeyer estimates penny tiles have three times as many grout lines with penny tile than with a large-format tile—tedious both during the installation process and cleaning process.
—Heather Bien, The Spruce, 8 Mar. 2026
Even the attractions here skew mellow, from the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center to the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, the longest on the Gulf, where anglers cast lines as pelicans glide overhead.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Strappy sandals with a bit of height can work with the movement of baggy pants and help create a dialogue of soft lines and precise details.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2026
Rather, these are lines on steel towers five or six times as tall, carrying power in bulk across long distances.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Flames were burning under transmission lines and were threatening canyon rim homes in the area north of Mission Valley, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesperson Candace Hadley said.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Ojeda doubled the lead six minutes later as Orlando broke through Miami’s leaky lines.
—Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lines
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Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The monument features 22-foot columns carved with images of community heroes and mentors.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The practice’s board‑certified ophthalmologists and experienced optometrists bring more than 75 years of combined professional experience and have performed over 18,000 major ophthalmic surgeries and laser procedures, utilizing current surgical and laser techniques.—
Community's Choice Awards,
jsonline.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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In his young life, he's gone through 80 procedures to mitigate his medical problems.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Women are banned from working in most professions.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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The average salary for those professions, Buck estimated, is around $70,000.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2026
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Investors say the technology could expand automation into areas that have historically been difficult for machines.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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During heavy rain, flooding is possible, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Even the countries with bypass options face limits.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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HostArmada may lack Windows server support and has stricter storage and database size limits compared with rivals offering similar plans.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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The former fake hotel is now full of glistening bronze pipes, a retro futurist look that former Imagineer Joe Rohde, who led the design, has said takes influence from the high-tech aesthetic of architect Renzo Piano, who worked on France’s Pompidou Centre.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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These plastics appear in countless products, including food packaging and water bottles; medical equipment, such as syringes and IV bags; electronics casings and appliances; automotive parts; and construction materials, such as pipes and insulation.—
André O. Hudson,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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While in Boston, Bell became very interested in the possibility of transmitting speech over wires.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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The idea here is to make the torpedo manoeuvre in such a way as to break its guidance wires, or throw off its sonar.—
James Dwyer,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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But retrofitting these systems across large existing fleets remains slow and expensive.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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Taxi fleets in Europe ran them into the ground and then kept running them.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lines. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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