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as in columns
a series of people or things arranged side by side
stood in a row to have their picture taken three rows of eight jelly beans equals 24 jelly beans
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as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
drive up Market Row and turn left
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as in brawls
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
a county fair that had a long history of bloody rows
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as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity
the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row
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as in quarrels
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
he had a row with his girlfriend yesterday, and now they aren't speaking
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as in fights
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the couple rows all the time, and yet they seem happy together
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Recent Examples of rows
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Hulst, lined up in the second of two rows at the start, just over Serna’s right shoulder, got boxed in when the gun went off.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
At Russo's Fruit and Vegetable Farm in Tabernacle, Burlington County, rows of apple trees still appear healthy from a distance.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Inside the attraction, referred to as a rotating theater, audiences sit in curved rows that move from scene to scene, decade to decade, while the stage remains stationary.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
In a command center down on Earth, rows of engineers scramble to improvise a solution.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 3 to 4 feet apart.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
During the last week of February, multiple varieties of lettuce were growing in rows of indoor hydroponic towers, each carefully tracked and rotated through a system that records planting dates, harvest times and yields.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Inside the compound’s large white tents, rows of bunkbeds are surrounded by chain-link cages that house the detainees.
—Wlrn Public Media, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Space rows at least 2 feet apart.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 May 2026
Space the planting holes 18 to 24 inches apart and space rows 3 to 6 feet apart.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
Evelyn ran down from her seat two rows up, dropped to the ground and attempted to secure the ball in front of her.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
What Happens Before Takeoff Before departure, flight attendants walk through the exit rows to ensure everything is ready.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
These included Barca’s infamous ‘levers’, delays and problems with the Camp Nou rebuild, rows with club legends Xavi and Lionel Messi, and continuing shadows over the club’s finances.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Smith rows for roughly 10 to 12 hours a day, mostly during daylight, and spends the rest of her time maintaining the boat, checking her position, preparing meals and resting.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
As of Wednesday morning, one resale website had Grand Casino Arena tickets, 11 rows up from the ice, for the opening day game between Sweden and Slovakia selling for $35.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
Growing parsley between the asparagus rows makes smart use of empty garden space and boosts the productivity of the garden.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2026
Hulst, lined up in the second of two rows at the start, just over Serna’s right shoulder, got boxed in when the gun went off.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
At Russo's Fruit and Vegetable Farm in Tabernacle, Burlington County, rows of apple trees still appear healthy from a distance.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Inside the attraction, referred to as a rotating theater, audiences sit in curved rows that move from scene to scene, decade to decade, while the stage remains stationary.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
In a command center down on Earth, rows of engineers scramble to improvise a solution.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 3 to 4 feet apart.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 May 2026
During the last week of February, multiple varieties of lettuce were growing in rows of indoor hydroponic towers, each carefully tracked and rotated through a system that records planting dates, harvest times and yields.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Inside the compound’s large white tents, rows of bunkbeds are surrounded by chain-link cages that house the detainees.
—Wlrn Public Media, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Verb
From there, everyone rows imua (forward), keeping eyes peeled for sea turtles, sea urchin, and on a really good day in January or February, a mama whale and her baby.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Space rows at least 2 feet apart.
—Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 May 2026
Space the planting holes 18 to 24 inches apart and space rows 3 to 6 feet apart.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
Evelyn ran down from her seat two rows up, dropped to the ground and attempted to secure the ball in front of her.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
What Happens Before Takeoff Before departure, flight attendants walk through the exit rows to ensure everything is ready.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
These included Barca’s infamous ‘levers’, delays and problems with the Camp Nou rebuild, rows with club legends Xavi and Lionel Messi, and continuing shadows over the club’s finances.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Smith rows for roughly 10 to 12 hours a day, mostly during daylight, and spends the rest of her time maintaining the boat, checking her position, preparing meals and resting.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
As of Wednesday morning, one resale website had Grand Casino Arena tickets, 11 rows up from the ice, for the opening day game between Sweden and Slovakia selling for $35.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rows
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These are the ocular dominance columns, described in the Nobel Prize-winning research of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel in the 1960s, whose recordings from cats’ (Felis catus) and macaques’ (genus Macaca) revealed that the visual cortex is not a neutral integrator of the two eyes’ signals.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The supply chain runs mine to crusher to leaching tanks to solvent extraction columns to metal reduction furnaces to sintering presses — each a separate facility, a separate specialized workforce, a separate capital cycle.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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Paul Anthony Kelly is spotted on the streets of New York City on May 26 rocking a boat-neck navy sweater, black glasses and a big smile.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Fast forward to the second half of the 20th century, when Capri enjoyed another boom during the golden age of la dolce vita, when Italian and international celebrities flocked to the island's winding streets.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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Bond's relative lack of experience and finesse also feeds into the chaos of all-out brawls.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Viral kindergarten graduation brawls are back.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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Over the years, city leaders and residents have raised concerns about large, unsupervised gatherings leading to violence and other disturbances during warmer months.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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At the time, authorities said several other disturbances broke out as hundreds of people on the beach attempted to leave simultaneously, officials noted.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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In a 2024 study, researchers found that chimpanzee mothers tended to step in to defend their children in quarrels—say, over food or space in a tree—in about half of cases the researchers observed in the wild.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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As the trio quarrels, bonds and ventures through the wild unknown, Felix discovers that true bravery may change not only his own destiny, but also the future of his home.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Democrats want a party that fights, a party that can rebuild and regain the trust of the American people, that can focus on the issues that the American people care about.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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Most fights consist of dealing with waves of basic grunts with the occasional bruiser or shooter thrown in to keep you on edge.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
22 May 2026
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But instead of reducing friction, automation initiatives add more systems and integrations, alerts and exception queues, manual handoffs between teams, and manual intervention to reconcile conflicting data.—
Mahesh Rajasekharan,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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But as queues stretched beyond the one-hour mark over the humid weekend, online criticism ensued, much of it centered on how Givenchy failed to establish a relevant link between local breakfast culture and the brand itself.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
25 May 2026
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There was no estimated time for when the cleanup would be completed and the roads would reopen.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Though Lake Austin runs about 20 miles, true private waterfront is limited by geography, existing ownership, public parkland, older roads, steep banks and protected coves.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Rows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rows. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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