line up

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Recent Examples of line up Simply line up the shapes on the end of each beam to put together for an obstacle course or indoor play. Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025 Additionally, the details of Mamet's manila envelope scene line up perfectly with her last appearance on the show, which saw her character Joyce, a photographer who befriends Elizabeth Moss' Peggy, show off a series of graphic photos from a brutal crime scene. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025 The full line up of this month's performers can be found here. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed and Brandin Cooks all line up in the slot for the New Orleans Saints. Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line up
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Verb
  • Zhmo Canvas Tote Bag Finding a work bag that checks every box—fits your laptop, holds your lunch and water bottle, keeps things organized, and still looks stylish—is no small feat.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This became clear from talking—between watching sail races—to those involved with organizing a Rolex SailGP event in France.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • In November 2023, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology introduced new social media regulations, requiring platforms to register with the government, set up a local contact point, appoint a grievance officer and designate an oversight official.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Being tested often activates a threat response where your body registers scrutiny and judgment, even if no explicit conflict is happening.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In the Sacramento area, the state’s independent redistricting commission has typically grouped Asian communities in Elk Grove and Sacramento’s Pocket, Florin and Lemon Hill neighborhoods together.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Saturn rotates on an axis tilted by 27 degrees, much as Earth does, so every 14-and-a-half years — half of its 29-year orbit — the planet’s tilt aligns the rings with the line of sight from Earth.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Ace versus ace The primes of Lincecum and Kershaw never truly aligned.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Coffee spent a century growing and paralleling the tavern, or bar, with both places focused on beverages but flourishing as a location for socializing.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
  • As Kurtz put it, security has always paralleled the innovation curve.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • The next step can be ordering imaging of your liver like an ultrasound or CT to look for evidence of abnormalities like fat accumulation in your liver.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The organization, a private nonprofit governing and promoting school sports events in the state, is not a defendant in the suit, but was ordered to provide extensive information in a 23-point list of requests included in the subpoena.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The long silhouette with trumpet hems that ended mid-calf continued throughout the collection — as skirts worn with blouson coats, as dresses with matching flyaway scarves and ties, and as trench coats.
    Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Single tickets sold California, Iowa, Maryland and Massachusetts matched all five numbers except for the Powerball worth $1 million each.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 14 Sep. 2025
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  • That could delay clarity on how Sullivan will arrange his D pairs.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2025
  • That’s the 20th century approach, before everybody had a mobile app that can arrange rides, give instructions and track locations.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Line up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line%20up. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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