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
Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
There would be three rows of houses.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The high price was listed for a ticket four rows from the top of the upper deck, in block 307, row 22, seat 12.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Minab has been transformed into a landscape of collective grief, where the rhythm of daily life now includes frequent visits to the cemetery, where small graves are arranged in neat rows, just steps apart, mimicking the order of a school assembly.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Currently displaying rows 1 to 10.
—Joe Murphy, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The park, with rows of trees and pathways, sits adjacent to Union Station and along the city’s streetcar line.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Leclerc was third, then Norris, Russell, Hamilton, and Piastri filled out rows three and four.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Strangers high-fiving across rows, sharing in something simple and good.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
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
Mark rows clearly with the variety name.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 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
The public rows between David Gilmour and Roger Waters have escalated to a very personal level, particularly in regards to their political leanings about Ukraine and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
If planting in rows for cuttings, space rows 12 inches apart.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Barranquilla, Colombia — Surrounded by rows of costumes, reggaeton superstar J Balvin fuels up in his dressing room as thousands of people in the coastal Colombian city of Barranquilla wait outside for his raucous five-hour live performance to begin.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
There would be three rows of houses.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
The high price was listed for a ticket four rows from the top of the upper deck, in block 307, row 22, seat 12.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
Minab has been transformed into a landscape of collective grief, where the rhythm of daily life now includes frequent visits to the cemetery, where small graves are arranged in neat rows, just steps apart, mimicking the order of a school assembly.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Currently displaying rows 1 to 10.
—Joe Murphy, NBC news, 6 May 2026
The park, with rows of trees and pathways, sits adjacent to Union Station and along the city’s streetcar line.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Leclerc was third, then Norris, Russell, Hamilton, and Piastri filled out rows three and four.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Strangers high-fiving across rows, sharing in something simple and good.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Verb
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
Mark rows clearly with the variety name.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 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
The public rows between David Gilmour and Roger Waters have escalated to a very personal level, particularly in regards to their political leanings about Ukraine and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
If planting in rows for cuttings, space rows 12 inches apart.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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