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
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  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of groups
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  • 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
  • Yet despite the spooky parallels, Harrelson’s ghost very nearly cost Zada the part.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of parallels
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  • Moments later, MacKinney storms in, kills one of Colum’s guards, and orders his men to round up the castle’s women and sequester them in the chapel.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The moment when the audience gets up, goes to the restroom, orders drinks, and chats in the hallway.
    — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of orders
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  • While most of the rest of the country celebrates Pride Month in June, in 2010, Atlanta started hosting its major celebration in October, which aligns with National Coming Out Day.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Kenco’s recently released 2026 Peak Season Consumer Report aligns with other shopper surveys showing the households are expecting to spend the same or more this coming holiday season.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of aligns
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  • The top third of the back of the TV consists only of the OLED panel and its metal frame, which combined are a fraction of an inch thick.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The film consists largely of anonymous testimony from 24 members of Israel’s military and intelligence services.
    — Drew Paul, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of consists
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  • Braise for 20 to 25 minutes, until the chicken is almost cooked through and tender (and registers 155° to 160°F on an instant-read thermometer, inserted away from the bone).
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Independent film barely registers as a category worth naming, let alone protecting.
    — Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of registers
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  • But while the technical ambition is evident, the storytelling rarely matches it … even Chastain’s considerable talents can only do so much with material that doesn’t offer her character enough depth beyond her unsettling appearance.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That matches their longest streak since Babe Ruth led baseball’s winningest franchise to its first World Series title in 1923.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of matches
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  • 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
  • The Cat Fanciers' Association sorts cat coats into both color and pattern.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of sorts
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