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Recent Examples of party line
The day of remembrance bill was approved in an 82-31 party line vote.
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Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
The clear video evidence starkly refutes the party line.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The House narrowly passed the entire spending package, including the DHS spending bill, last week along a mostly party line vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
As such, Republicans in the House now have a thinner margin; if all members are in attendance and voting, Republicans can only lose two of their own on any party line vote.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
The clear video evidence starkly refutes the party line.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
The House narrowly passed the entire spending package, including the DHS spending bill, last week along a mostly party line vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
As such, Republicans in the House now have a thinner margin; if all members are in attendance and voting, Republicans can only lose two of their own on any party line vote.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for party line
conventional wisdom
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For years its axis had been shifting away from Europe and the West to encompass the growing numbers of Catholics in Africa and Asia… The conventional wisdom had always been that the cardinals would not choose an American pope.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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That may become increasingly common going forward, as conventional wisdom on the essentiality of coaching continuity—and the fear of roster attrition—has been recast by the yearly churn every team now faces in the transfer portal era.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Party line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20line. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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