lining up 1 of 2

lining up

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verb

present participle of line up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lining up
Noun
  • The sun in Virgo will clash with Saturn retrograde in an awkward alignment, making our practical, day-to-day responsibilities seem more burdensome than usual.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Longer sales cycles demand consistent engagement, stakeholder alignment and trust-building.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Party discord has also been a problem as leaders like Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, have developed their own fundraising and organizing infrastructure to harness political support independent of the state party.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The intimate gathering — a salon of sorts — harkened back to Steinem’s history of organizing women like this.
    Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For years, aligning marketing and sales has been one of the most persistent priorities in commercial leadership—and one of the hardest to achieve.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, Nvidia’s purchase of Hugging Face allows the AI chip giant to go on the offensive by further aligning open-source LLM development with the Nvidia ecosystem, while also playing defense by keeping the platform out of competitors’ hands.
    , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That pair, combined with the wider structure and personnel around them, ensure Leeds do not collapse when home sides like Brighton, predictably, lay it on thick.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Officials asked the public to continue avoiding the parking structure while police investigated.
    Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But Shanes questioned whether grouping Jews under a single ethnic category would produce sufficiently specific data for those purposes, or instead obscure differences among Jewish populations with distinct ancestries.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This time around, however, the tech giant is establishing parameters on mass arbitration by grouping them in batches of 25, 100, and 500, depending on the total number of claimants with similar issues.
    Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But the true test of Turning Point Action’s clout was unfolding inside the exhibition center, where staff members were registering voters, handing out buttons and signing people up for social events.
    Hannah Fingerhut, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But the true test of Turning Point Action's clout was unfolding inside the exhibition center, where staff members were registering voters, handing out buttons and signing people up for social events.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Macau, one of China’s two special administrative regions alongside Hong Kong, keeps its own currency, legal system, and customs territory.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Then came the how-to guides, in posts filled with menu combinations and step-by-step explainers on how to navigate Chipotle’s build-your-own ordering system.
    Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps you’re used to ordering omelets alongside bacon and hash browns for brunch, but this hearty egg dish is also an ideal solo supper.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026
  • However, the court ruled against him, ordering him to pay the $313 ticket.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Lining up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lining%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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