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lining

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verb

present participle of line

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Recent Examples of lining
Noun
Shafer said that 30-50 years ago, lining rivers and streams with concrete was the answer. Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Copper lining along the rain spout captures the water for use in irrigation. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 The pregnancy ends when the lining can no longer support the fetus. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025 What To Know Researchers tested a new mitigation that combined a roughly 100‑metre porous, sound‑absorbing buffer at tunnel portals with porous coatings on the early section of the tunnel lining. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lining
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lining
Noun
  • Keep reading for more Quince packing essentials from $40.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Choosing a carry-on that’s large enough to accommodate your packing needs is crucial; without it, your attempts at saving space will likely fall flat.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Additionally, Florida's Miccosukee Tribe claimed the facility impacted its access to the surrounding area and posed risks to the tribe's food and water supply.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Parts of it would be carved up and grafted onto surrounding Democratic-leaning districts, and a significant portion would be added to a new Latino-majority seat in central Los Angeles County, basically leaving Calvert with a viable district from which to seek reelection.
    David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The students were tasked with creating one-off pieces expressing the dynamism of the fabric and the structural qualities of interlinings, in an effort to combine both innovation and vision.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Additionally, our cellular shades can trap air and help maintain interior temperatures, while Roman shades and drapery can be outfitted with a cotton flannel interlining designed to improve insulation and make homes more energy-efficient.
    Orange County Register, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2017
Verb
  • For finance leaders and investors, this shifting allocation landscape provides a directional view of how capital is aligning with long-term technological infrastructure.
    Arthur Mouratov, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Its members still identify with the party's history and espouse a more Chinese identity, despite not aligning themselves with the Communists from the mainland.
    Jan Camenzind Broomby, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The layout was created to be as open as possible, drawing inspiration from loft living while strategically enclosing private areas like the bedroom, dressing spaces, and Meloni’s office.
    Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The prices are based on the shell material and the fill, as well as the craftsmanship and quilting of the piece.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Hobbies like quilting, photography, music, theater, dance, or creative writing can help.
    Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Five different Blue Jays launched balls over the outfield wall to slash the Reds’ lead and build a cushion.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Lift-Off is significantly more comfortable to sit on, and the cushions are quite wide, easily fitting both of us and one to two guests without cramming.
    Emily Hein, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No other spacecraft has probed beneath the clouds encircling Jupiter the way that Juno has, or has imaged our Solar System’s largest planet so comprehensively and over such extended periods of time.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Nonetheless, its economy has largely adapted to Western sanctions, and Russian forces are advancing in the Donbas, now encircling the city of Pokrovsk and steadily advancing toward Kostyantynivka.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Lining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lining. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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