lines up

verb

present tense third-person singular of line up
1
as in groups

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2
as in parallels

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lines up
  1. groups
  2. parallels
  3. orders
  4. aligns
  5. consists
  6. registers
  7. matches
  8. sorts
Verb
  • The show loosely groups Ponti’s furniture according to different time periods.
    — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The outlet groups the service under cosmetic tattooing, sometimes marketed as semi-permanent makeup.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of groups
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  • As investor interest in non-sports cards and TCGs keeps growing, the market has developed an ecosystem that parallels traditional exchanges, indexes and brokers.
    — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This shift parallels how electricity eventually transformed business by enabling entirely new capabilities rather than simply replacing candles.
    — Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of parallels
Verb
  • His devotion ultimately requires him to submit to Rama; this is particularly evident when Rama orders him to abandon Sita.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … COURT ORDER — Judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in his $10B defamation lawsuit against BBC.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of orders
Verb
  • The jet stream aligns well, acting as a highway for low-pressure systems to roll through.
    — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Part of that work includes evaluating year-to-year how the district’s core curriculum aligns with state assessments, according to Ami Engel, the district’s associate superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of aligns
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  • The dramatis personae of the story consists entirely of the Chen family, its servants, and a couple of associates, including a young doctor with whom the Third Mistress (He Saifei) may or may not be having an affair.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Recorded live in a Norwegian church with the British organist Kit Downes, the album consists almost entirely of pipe organ and Sundfør’s steadfast, saintly voice.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of consists
Verb
  • Resistance drops, and the circuit registers a corresponding specific rise in voltage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • How much families can actually save at checkout Saving a buck or two on one item barely registers.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of registers
Verb
  • China’s Unitree, which sells robots for much less than American rivals, listed in Shanghai in August and has since seen its value fall, as investors question whether actual demand matches the hype.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The 14,000-square-foot Dutch Colonial was built in 1928 and has a limestone façade that matches the State Capitol building two blocks away.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of matches
Verb
  • Its main target was leaks of national exams, including the test that sorts India’s would-be doctors.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Other technology at the library includes an automatic book sorter, a conveyor belt that scans returned books and sorts them for reshelving or return to other libraries.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sorts
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