1
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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2
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
Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
The rows of souvenir shops selling 4-inch-tall plastic Oscar statuettes are not the permanent fate of Hollywood Boulevard.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
Travelers breezed through largely empty rows of stanchions at the TSA checkpoint, where wait times were listed as less than 10 minutes.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
For example, the home screen consists of rows of books.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
In Talisay city, rows of homes have been flattened and communities along the Mananga River buried in mud and debris.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
In the video, beauty queens representing countries around the world sat in rows in front of pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Along the shores of Grand Traverse Bay in northern Michigan are vineyards lined with neat rows of grapevines.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Make small piles or rows throughout the lawn to collect in bins or yard waste bags.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
There were rows of records, stacks of photos and the original Midnite Jamboree stage where legends like Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and Garth Brooks once played.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
The rows of souvenir shops selling 4-inch-tall plastic Oscar statuettes are not the permanent fate of Hollywood Boulevard.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2025
Travelers breezed through largely empty rows of stanchions at the TSA checkpoint, where wait times were listed as less than 10 minutes.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
For example, the home screen consists of rows of books.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
In Talisay city, rows of homes have been flattened and communities along the Mananga River buried in mud and debris.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
In the video, beauty queens representing countries around the world sat in rows in front of pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Along the shores of Grand Traverse Bay in northern Michigan are vineyards lined with neat rows of grapevines.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Make small piles or rows throughout the lawn to collect in bins or yard waste bags.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
If planting in rows for cuttings, space rows 12 inches apart.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Rows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rows. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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