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Recent Examples of party line
Democrats said the measure could be sent to the new Government Oversight Committee for further study, and the amendment was defeated on a strict party line vote by 98 to 47 with six members absent.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
This seems to be the party line.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The day of remembrance bill was approved in an 82-31 party line vote.
—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
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
This seems to be the party line.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
The day of remembrance bill was approved in an 82-31 party line vote.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for party line
conventional wisdom
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That was conventional wisdom until 2010, when California anglers shattered that myth with their swimbaits at an FLW Tour event at Lake Ouachita.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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One of the first clues that the conventional wisdom about willpower was wrong came in 2015.—
Francine Russo,
Scientific American,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Party line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20line. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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