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as in procedures
a way of acting or proceeding
since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line
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as in professions
the activity by which one regularly makes a living
my line of business is "pre-owned" vehicles, and have I got a deal for you!
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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence
advanced mathematics is a little outside of my line, but I'll see what I can do to help
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as in limits
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
you really crossed the line with that outrageous display of bad behavior
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as in pipes
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the workers rushed to fix the leak in the gas line
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as in fleets
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management
she owns a line of limousines
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as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
a 10th of all island residents are members of the line of this early settler
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as in lineages
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries
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as in cues
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Recent Examples of lines
Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
Vehicles appear to have been tossed, power lines are down, and roofs are missing.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Demonstrating skills For years, roboticists have been working on getting robots to learn from demonstration—teaching them new skills by showing them what to do, rather than writing lines of code.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
The clean lines give the face great presence.
—Adèle Bari, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The Bruins don’t seem to have an answer for the Sabres’ ability to roll four lines consistently throughout the game.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The Texas lines were drawn assuming this support would remain at 2024 levels, but that’s not what’s happening.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2026
Deed theft does not respect neighborhood lines or community boundaries.
—Darlene Mealy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
All lines will be using a weekday schedule, although Copley Station on the Green Line will be closed all day Monday.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
The writing in Book of Love thrives on this sort of ambiguity; the band would rather listeners read between every one of its lines than have the story spelled out for them.
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
Vehicles appear to have been tossed, power lines are down, and roofs are missing.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Demonstrating skills For years, roboticists have been working on getting robots to learn from demonstration—teaching them new skills by showing them what to do, rather than writing lines of code.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 26 Apr. 2026
The clean lines give the face great presence.
—Adèle Bari, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The Bruins don’t seem to have an answer for the Sabres’ ability to roll four lines consistently throughout the game.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The Texas lines were drawn assuming this support would remain at 2024 levels, but that’s not what’s happening.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2026
Deed theft does not respect neighborhood lines or community boundaries.
—Darlene Mealy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
All lines will be using a weekday schedule, although Copley Station on the Green Line will be closed all day Monday.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lines
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The canopy of rising columns that resemble a forest open above, which allows light to pour through and mimic sunlight filtering through leaves.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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When viewed from the ground outside the Lincoln Memorial, the arch’s two columns would create a frame around Arlington House.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of major health insurers, including Cigna, Aetna and United Healthcare, last year pledged to make fewer medical procedures require pre-authorization and to speed up the review process.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Walker, however, agreed with the majority that the president cannot deport migrants to countries where they will be persecuted or strip them of mandatory procedures that protect against their removal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Nursing has long been lionized as one of the most stable and safe professions for young graduates to pursue.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Cowboys, farmhands, railroad workers and the like -- all are and have been hardworking professions that required clothes to keep up, so leaning that direction for a stylish and functional menswear look makes perfect sense.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, Moscow pummeled the central city of Dnipro and other areas for more than twenty hours with barrages of missiles and drones, killing at least seven people.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Salisbury Mayor Randy Taylor said the city and county have not had a formal reimbursement agreement for Salisbury Fire Department service to county areas for several years.—
Josh Davis,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Apr. 2026
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Emma Grede, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Good American jeans, said her businesses are being changed by artificial intelligence, though there are some areas that are off limits.—
Francine Lacqua,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Keep it simple, stay within your limits, and choose what actually supports you long term.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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An employee walks past oil transport pipes on the quayside of the Arabian Sea at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, in October 2018.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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These pump coolant through pipes to dissipate heat from servers rather than evaporating water as has been the case in the past.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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My mechanic already replaced the computer, distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs, and wires.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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The plane is in pieces, the main two chunks being the cockpit and the fuselage, both of which have been reduced to floating canisters with wires popping out of the sides.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Authorities have called for a review and prevented firms from adding new autonomous vehicles to their fleets.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead, big fleets of AI agents will work alongside employees, boosting productivity without cutting headcount.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lines. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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