LINEUP Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

line up

verb

Definition of line up

as in to organize

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as in to register

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Recent Examples of line up Although the New Orleans Police Department does not identify Couture’s stalking victim as LaBeouf due to privacy policies, the timeline of her booking appears to line up with the confrontation with LaBeouf. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Fans line up for the Shack Burger from Shake Shack, New York-style hot dogs, soft pretzels and pastrami sandwiches. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 Another term for a certain kind of planetary alignment, planet parades are what happens when planets line up along the ecliptic in a straight line and appear to us on Earth to be marching across the night sky, according to NASA. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 July 2026 While there are instances where votes favoring the second homes tax line up with renter-dominant communities, there are many precincts that reveal mixed results for some communities. — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for line up

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Nvidia organized this letter and also owns CUDA, the proprietary software layer that makes its hardware genuinely hard to leave.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That conversation led her to create her own employment application, organize hiring events and interview prospective employees.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of organize

Verb

Here, then, is our second attempt to group all 30 teams into seven trade tiers.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Among the diverse international literatures grouped together under that heading, there are dozens of writers who reinvented literature to cope with ruptures of their own.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of group

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Industry observers note growing demand for flexible, discreet liquidity solutions that align with volatile markets, entrepreneurial cash-flow needs, and the desire to keep people’s appreciating collections intact.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
As a church that’s always been focused on serving the community, the decision to build a living seawall instead of a conventional wall aligned well with the identity of The Church by the Sea, said Checcio, the church’s pastor.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of align

Verb

My reading interests parallel my general interests—poetry, genre-defying prose, contemporary philosophy, and art criticism.

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Drawing parallels, the article suggests modern leaders can adopt Shackleton's strategies, enhanced by AI tools like ChatGPT.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of parallel

Verb

Every detail, from private transfers and pre- or post-cruise stays to exclusive local experiences, is thoughtfully arranged to create a seamless journey from beginning to end.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
Graham said, in one case, staff helped arrange transportation after a school required a young mother to walk more than a mile to a bus stop while carrying her baby, books and backpack.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of arrange

Verb

The tally is low because catching one is painstaking work, requiring sequencing the genomes of both the tumor and the host and showing the two do not match, which almost no one does in wild animals.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
There are rugs that don’t match, random seating arrangements, a haphazard collection of coolers, televisions, wine racks, murals and board games, a tiny stage here, a slightly larger one there.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

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