rows 1 of 4

plural of row

rows

2 of 4

noun (2)

plural of row
1
2
3

rows

3 of 4

verb (1)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

rows

4 of 4

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of row

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rows
Noun
The design riffs on botonaduras, the rows of decorative sterling silver buttons that often adorn charro trousers and skirts at Mexican rodeos. — Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026 The 12 women who shared their stories on Tuesday morning, seated with family, friends and other survivors, took up five rows. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 Roughly 80% of South Dakota belongs to private owners, so every acre of sorghum cover becomes habitat for pheasant and other birds and mammals instead of endless rows of corn. — Heide Brandes, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026 Aerial footage of the Sunset Beach neighborhood in Huntington Beach showed rows of houses flooded and damaged. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Julie Lane had already been struck by a Portland Thorns fan, sending her tumbling over two rows of seats. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 But the reality was that the city was on a war footing, a 4-foot wall of sand and rows of sandbags blocking off an ocean determined to reach the sidewalks nonetheless. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 While many competitors technically offer three rows, their third-row seating seems designed primarily for emergency use. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 For those in need of three rows, and the ability to tow 7,700 pounds of boat trailer or race-car hauler, this Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 delivers performance definitely worth the starting price. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
Several editors arrived straight from the LFW front rows to party with Kim, the third day of shows following be damned. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rows
Noun
  • Issues arose after the news outlet Semafor ran guest columns in major newspapers through an AI filter.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The frontier labs are good at the language and reasoning columns.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Celebrities are still wearing them too, including the actress Zoë Kravitz, who has been photographed in them on New York City streets, and Meghan Markle, who sported a slip skirt for the recent release of her As Ever advent calendar on Instagram.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Spotted out in New York City, the actor and recent beauty brand founder appeared to have taken the comforts of home quite literally onto the streets.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • My childhood school in Denmark hadn’t been turned to rubble but into an emotional battlefield, a psychological groundhog’s day of explosive arguments, violent brawls—and brief, fragile truces that always shattered when the home bell rung.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There are brawls over policy that lead to lawsuits, but the main drama is the 2023 school board election, where the Democrats hoped to reverse the Republicans’ 6-3 majority.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Gary Griggs, a geologist at UC Santa Cruz, said the elevated water levels are linked to El Niño conditions and ocean disturbances known as Kelvin waves.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Sleep disturbances are common in depression, and night owls (who tend to get less sleep than early birds) are likely to have more and worse depressive symptoms.
    — Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The overtones of social significance are adroitly handled and make real sense in an era of tragic international quarrels.
    — THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In the most expensive ballot measure fights in California history, $463 million was spent on two gambling proposals 2022.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … -- POLITICS SENATE ON THE LINE — Jackson surges among early ballots as Susan Collins fights to hold her base.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Cheaper lift passes, shorter queues and fewer interruptions on the slopes also sweeten the deal, without compromising on skiing quality.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
  • During the day, long queues formed at polling stations in Serbia and in cities around the world.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Kyiv has accused Russian forces of mining nearby roads and using the remaining residents as human shields to prevent Ukraine’s army from conducting offensive operations in the town.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Response teams are battling armed conflict, poor roads and violence from residents fueled by mistrust and misinformation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Rows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rows. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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