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noun (1)

plural of row
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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Relevance
2
as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel drive up Market Row and turn left

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rows

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noun (2)

plural of row
1
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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2
as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row

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3
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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rows

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of row
as in paddles
to move a boat by means of oars rowed around the lake

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rows

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of row
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
Noun
Rafaela turned on it and sent a towering solo homer three rows deep in left-center field. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Bleacher seats in the top rows of the 7,500-seat main stadium were going for $100 on the secondary market in the middle of the week. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 In four runs, the model extracted application and infrastructure credentials and several hundred rows of production data. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 There are maps, masks, hourglasses, furry books with eyes in their covers and, of course, wands – rows and rows of them. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Instead, the adults-only retreat is built around infinity hot tubs, a bar, and rows of plush daybeds and cabanas. — Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 31 July 2026 Behind a secure door in an unassuming office building in Irvine, rows of servers quietly power hospital systems, financial institutions and emergency communications. — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Bent-over rows may be especially helpful for counteracting the forward head and rounded shoulder positioning that can result from frequent cell phone use. — Danielle Zickl, Health, 27 July 2026 Julio Rodríguez popped out on the first pitch before Canzone drilled a 2-0 splitter about 20 rows up. — ABC News, 26 July 2026
Verb
After kidnapping Sam, Borden rows away from shore and raises a shotgun to his chin. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 Santorini’s traditional kouloura vines are not trained upward like the vineyard rows many travelers know. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Kathy Hendrickson came from Newington to try the free lessons after a friend who rows told her about it. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 With both rows up, there’s still 28 cubic feet behind the third row, which is enough for a foursome’s worth of golf bags. — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 19 June 2026 Patron tickets, rows 1 through 9, $50 in advance, $55 at the door. — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 9 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rows
  1. columns
  2. streets
  3. brawls
  4. disturbances
  5. quarrels
  6. fights
  7. queues
  8. roads
Noun
  • As the dry season approaches, (The Trek North, May – July) millions of animals form massive columns and travel northwest toward the Grumeti River.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Newspapers got into the game as a way to boost circulation, inventing such things as comics and columns that addressed the concerns of the troubled.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of columns
Noun
  • And when interstates back up, the adjacent surface streets do, too.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The streets in Haitian neighborhoods of New York City have also been noticeably quieter.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • After the final whistle blew, several brawls broke out between players, and even coaches appeared to get involved.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • The Balboa Peninsula, which Stapleton represents on the council, has historically been an infamous hot spot for public drinking, disruptive parties and brawls throughout the summer and especially during the Fourth of July.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of brawls
Noun
  • Not getting enough sleep, not being able to get to sleep and waking up during the night are all signs of sleep disturbances.
    — Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • What begins as relatively weak shear disturbances can quickly evolve into major waves and vortices.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • Candi is the family mediator Like any father-daughter coaching dynamic, Corey and Coco have had their fair share of quarrels on the tennis court.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
  • Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Definition of quarrels
Verb
  • This facilitated a new segment at the end of this movie where Hathaway fights a hallucinatory version of the Nu Gundam piloted by Amuro.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Dan Na Ambassagou, a militia group that fights against Fulanis, accusing them of harboring Islamist groups, was once embraced by the government but has now been denounced.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of fights
Noun
  • Telephone lines in homes were scarce; using the local phone box meant queues and patience.
    — Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Contact centers are no longer just the domain of legacy CCaaS platforms patched together with IVR, queues, and ticketing.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of queues
Noun
  • San Jose argues there's no reasonable expectation of privacy on public roads, pointing to a California appeals court decision that allowed police to access traffic camera footage of a murder suspect without a warrant.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The remaining space is reserved for buildings, roads, and other infrastructure.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of roads

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“Rows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rows. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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