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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
Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The electrons that generate these bursts travel mainly along magnetic field lines at speeds approaching that of light, producing radio waves through a plasma emission process.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
District lines fracture communities that share common needs and concerns — splitting two more counties and 14 more cities than our current map.
—Jon Harris Maurer, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
There is The Portrait’s sleek modern lines with industrial influences.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The data shows that black and brown people spend much longer time in longer lines, purging people- people literally showing up and not knowing that their names have been purged from the rolls.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
High-voltage lines run over backyards.
—Tom Von Essen, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Demonstrating skills For years, roboticists have been working on getting robots to learn from demonstration—teaching them new skills by showing them what to do, rather than writing lines of code.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
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The fine points of class-action law were, of course, less influential than Crenshaw’s insistence on paying close attention to the way Black women were treated by the courts, and the essay’s most memorable lines were broader categorical claims.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The electrons that generate these bursts travel mainly along magnetic field lines at speeds approaching that of light, producing radio waves through a plasma emission process.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
District lines fracture communities that share common needs and concerns — splitting two more counties and 14 more cities than our current map.
—Jon Harris Maurer, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
There is The Portrait’s sleek modern lines with industrial influences.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
The data shows that black and brown people spend much longer time in longer lines, purging people- people literally showing up and not knowing that their names have been purged from the rolls.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
If no shelter is available avoid trees, power lines, and the side of the road.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
High-voltage lines run over backyards.
—Tom Von Essen, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Demonstrating skills For years, roboticists have been working on getting robots to learn from demonstration—teaching them new skills by showing them what to do, rather than writing lines of code.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lines
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The canopy of rising columns that resemble a forest open above, which allows light to pour through and mimic sunlight filtering through leaves.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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When viewed from the ground outside the Lincoln Memorial, the arch’s two columns would create a frame around Arlington House.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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General Counsel Karen Buffkin read a resolution that authorized the hiring of outside professionals to conduct a review of the system’s procedures for handling complaints and violations of policies.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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These and a whole suite of other facially race-neutral changes to voting procedures could be used in southern states to hamper Black representation.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Nursing has long been lionized as one of the most stable and safe professions for young graduates to pursue.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Cowboys, farmhands, railroad workers and the like -- all are and have been hardworking professions that required clothes to keep up, so leaning that direction for a stylish and functional menswear look makes perfect sense.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor said the city and county have not had a formal reimbursement agreement for Salisbury Fire Department service to county areas for several years.—
Josh Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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As Mars runs into limits with Jupiter, pushing through everything won’t work.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The industrial system of Chicago’s water management — invisible and linear extraction, consumption and disposal of our water resources — is rapidly approaching its limits.—
Alaina Harkness,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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An employee walks past oil transport pipes on the quayside of the Arabian Sea at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, in October 2018.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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These pump coolant through pipes to dissipate heat from servers rather than evaporating water as has been the case in the past.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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That 2019 plan contemplated the possibility of an entire network run on electricity through overhead wires.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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The men opened the panel to find a quagmire of colorful wires in a cutout in the wall.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Authorities have called for a review and prevented firms from adding new autonomous vehicles to their fleets.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead, big fleets of AI agents will work alongside employees, boosting productivity without cutting headcount.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lines. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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