as in conventional wisdom
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Recent Examples of party line
And the Israeli film world is no less beleaguered, with the government threatening to withdraw crucial funding sources when movies that dare to stray from the party line are recognized.
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
The Bergen County Board of Elections had a 3-3 party line deadlock in a vote over whether to notify the affected voters, the outlet reported.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Bessent should know all this and is simply towing the party line.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
While the House approved the plan on a largely party line vote, Senate Democrats have been able to defeat it.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
The Bergen County Board of Elections had a 3-3 party line deadlock in a vote over whether to notify the affected voters, the outlet reported.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Bessent should know all this and is simply towing the party line.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
While the House approved the plan on a largely party line vote, Senate Democrats have been able to defeat it.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for party line
conventional wisdom
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Well, hot take dating throws out that conventional wisdom, encouraging daters to get as upfront and honest as possible about their viewpoints, especially their most controversial ones.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Even as the Blue Jackets lagged in the standings and suffered frustrating losses, the conventional wisdom was that Evason may get the rest of this season to turn around the Blue Jackets.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Party line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20line. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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