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Recent Examples of party line
Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician whose support was key to Kennedy’s final confirmation, and Senator John Barrasso, a surgeon and the number two Republican in the Senate, who rarely strays from the party line.
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ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Failure to comply with the loyalty pledge is punishable by requiring researchers to repay scholarships in full, creating a powerful incentive to toe the party line.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
He is not limited by the party line—or by the desires of wealthy Republican donors.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Within both major parties, there are now two distinct – but dominant – forces that punish any members who do not adhere to the party line.
—Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Failure to comply with the loyalty pledge is punishable by requiring researchers to repay scholarships in full, creating a powerful incentive to toe the party line.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
He is not limited by the party line—or by the desires of wealthy Republican donors.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Within both major parties, there are now two distinct – but dominant – forces that punish any members who do not adhere to the party line.
—Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for party line
conventional wisdom
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The conventional wisdom that his résumé—a state assemblyman for five years, a democratic socialist, a vocal critic of Israel—represented a list of liabilities seemed to wilt in the presence of the man himself.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
1 Jan. 2026
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This prediction goes against conventional wisdom, but then again, conventional wisdom doesn’t seem to apply to these Panthers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Party line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20line. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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