line up

verb

Definition of line upnext
1
as in to organize

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2
as in to register

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Recent Examples of line up Those details line up with other hallmarks of a figure ripe for spy recruitment, said Eric O’Neill, a former FBI counterintelligence operative. — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Automobiles line up to receive food during the weekly drive-up food pantry at First Presbyterian Church in Marietta on Tuesday. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Conservatives line up behind Ossoff Aside from support from within his own party, Ossoff has garnered a notable amount of support from conservatives both in and out of Georgia. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Justin Aden is currently the head blender who is responsible for the many different expressions in the portfolio, including the annual winter Snowflake release for which fans line up for days before the launch to secure a bottle. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for line up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for line up
  1. organize
  2. register
  3. group
  4. align
  5. order
  6. parallel
  7. arrange
  8. match
Verb
  • The two created The Beautiful Lives Project, a non-profit which has organized events all over the country, pairing sports teams with participants from the project.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Teamsters have been enthusiastically endorsing the bill specifically because, while 40-something employers would be difficult to collectively bargain against, DSP workers would be much easier to organize once within Amazon.
    — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of organize
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  • The ship’s captain has pleaded not guilty to charges including criminal damage in a case set to be heard early next year in Hong Kong, where the company is registered.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Sullivan was previously registered with the Alaskan Independence Party.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of register
Verb
  • Start small by grouping items by type, discarding excess, and using storage solutions to maintain order and functionality.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Hugging Face later reconstructed roughly 17,600 attacker actions grouped into about 6,280 clusters.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of group
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  • Changing these printing conditions caused the molecules to align in one of two perpendicular directions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Three total solar eclipses within about two years occur because three separate Saros series happen to align over a short period.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of align
Verb
  • However, no other peer country separates the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine as the president has now ordered.
    — Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was ordered to remain in maximum-security detention pending trial.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of order
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  • Policymakers, educators and families recognize that achievement gaps often parallel these economic and racial data.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026
  • My reading interests parallel my general interests—poetry, genre-defying prose, contemporary philosophy, and art criticism.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of parallel
Verb
  • After retiring from working in 2019, Norris enjoyed growing and arranging flowers from her yard.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Nvidia, the $5 trillion AI infrastructure superstar, just arranged $500 billion in financing from Apollo, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms to bankroll customer orders for its cutting-edge chips.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • Sullivan and defender Kai Wagner had assists on Jacques' third goal -- matching his total from last season.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The team’s actions Saturday matched that sense, as Elarms-Orr subbed in for Dorian Williams on the first-team defense on the Bills’ second defensive series.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of match

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