line up

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Recent Examples of line up Look to the sky Friday night for the rare chance to see seven planets lined up. Kelly Tyko, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025 Musk also has grand ambitions of sending the first Starships to Mars in late 2026, the next time that Earth and Mars line up, followed by crewed flights in 2028. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 The companies have to line up a launch provider, build the lander and run all the mission communication. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 He is ranked No. 5 among wide receivers and has official visits lined up to Miami, USC, Texas A&M and LSU this summer, per his social media. Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for line up
Verb
  • The bag’s practical design has an interior center pocket divider with a zipper closure and one interior slip pocket to organize my items while keeping them safe.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Establishing a fully independent judiciary will be essential for organizing free elections, managing political disputes, and rehabilitating the economy, since international investment is often tied to confidence in a country’s legal systems.
    PATRICK VINCK, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • Consumer prices rose 3% in January compared to a year ago, registering a percentage point higher than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • For more information or to register, visit https://bethelweb.org/events.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Ohio Wisconsin Missouri Persona maps from Cambridge Analytica documents See a detailed view of voters grouped by persona in each of the states targeted by Cambridge.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Geometry should instead be grouped with trigonometry in precalculus courses because these kinds of math are more naturally related, Dalal suggested.
    Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The outcome vindicated Apple management’s decision to stand behind its diversity commitment even though Trump asked the U.S. Department of Justice to look into whether these types of programs have discriminated against some employees whose race or gender aren’t aligned with the initiative’s goals.
    Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
  • As Dou documents, the CCP provided the firm with capital and market opportunities at critical junctures, and Ren openly aligned the company with the party’s political priorities.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • Jeanine’s arc directly parallels Salome’s inability to handle her own extreme emotions.
    E.R. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
  • This parallels one of the most consequential decisions in any merger or acquisition: determining the leadership team for the combined entity.
    Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • Last August, the Maryland Supreme Court upheld that ruling and ordered a redo on the hearing to vacate Syed’s conviction.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
  • At their arraignment late Wednesday, a Brooklyn Criminal Court judge ordered the couple put on supervised release without bail.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Scarlett Johanssen In De Beers The awards presenter chose more than 80 carats of diamonds by De Beers London, including the Midnight Aura necklace and earrings, to accessorize her sapphire blue velvet Thierry Mugler gown and matching gloves.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • For example, cities 1-2-3 and 2-3-1 have a large overlap: the last two digits of the first permutation match the first two digits of the second, so they can be combined to form 1-2-3-1.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • Three years later, Ade arranged a romantic trip to Italy for the couple with the intention of asking Houston to be his wife.
    Megan Pinckney Rutherford, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
  • And with its intuitive drag-and-drop functionality, arranging, connecting and customizing elements has never been easier.
    Carly Schnurr, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Line up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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