as in alignment
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as in calling (up)
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as in aligning
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lining up
Noun
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Still, some analysts view the agreement as more of a signal of displeasure to Washington than a pivot toward alignment with Beijing.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025 -
The three celestial bodies will appear to be within a degree of each other, forming an almost perfect straight-line alignment for some and a tight triangle for others, depending on location.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Frequent worshippers also lean heavily toward the GOP, with 62 percent of Americans who attend religious services monthly or more aligning with Republicans, according to Pew Research.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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As Big Ten rivals Michigan and then Ohio State won national titles, Penn State was still getting its NIL house in order, consolidating its funding, streamlining its operations, aligning its power players and making Happy Valley an appealing and lucrative place for top talent to come — and stay.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The transformation holds even after the field is removed, giving the structure a form of memory.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to Defense Express, Russians carried out major upgrades to the 5,000 metric ton structure to use it for military communications.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The college was being reprimanded amid allegations of antisemitism on campus and activism led in part by Mahmoud Khalil, a foreign student organizing against Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Sep. 2025
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As an engineering problem, AI mimics basic brain functions like memory, recall, organizing information, and learning.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Education's Office watchdog is launching an investigation into the agency's sensitive data systems, according to a letter first obtained by ABC News.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The agency, which oversees London’s public transit system, faced a monthslong recovery effort as a result of the breach.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Create a neutral fall display by grouping elegant white and pale-orange pumpkins.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Things like contracts, registering workers with Social Security – purely organizational tasks.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Their heat is measured in Scoville Heat Units, with habaneros and ghost peppers registering the highest numbers and mild peppers like Anaheim having the lowest.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This two-story house offers a spacious layout with five bedrooms and three baths.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Set on the shores of the Caspian Sea, the anti-clockwise layout manages to combine some of F1's highest top speeds with a rather fiddly section through the old city, all of it lined with walls and barriers to punish mistakes.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Lining up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lining%20up. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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