party lines

Definition of party linesnext
plural of party line

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Noun
  • From chestnuts literally roasting on an open fire in the rain to a string quartet raising money for a mission trip decked in Victorian-era clothing, and hot chocolate being sold, the Victorian Christmas in Nevada City has been bringing visitors to this era since 1978.
    Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • But chestnuts provide more vitamin C and may also be a better choice for people looking to limit their fat intake.
    Brandi Jones, Health, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The eight-to-10-minute routines, which are on YouTube, are inspired by Barilla’s Protein+ pasta shapes, featuring moves such as penne plié squats, rotini spiral planks and spaghetti curls.
    Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Katie Berry is a cleaning expert with 30 years of household management experience and 12 years of writing about cleaning methods and routines for Housewife How-Tos.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout all of Lowe’s platitudes and boosterism, my attention was rapt, and my mind never wandered.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
  • After, Sutton Stracke offered platitudes while answering questions about her fractured relationships with ex-assistant Avi Gabay and Garcelle Beauvais.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • There is so much pleasure to be had in rereading old favorites—and part of the joy is meeting beloved characters, who have been updated or somehow arrive in a new form to resist old tropes and types.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The other one that happens to me more regularly is seeing common tropes or scenarios from the media and tipping them just slightly on their side.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Party lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20lines. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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