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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
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Some of the fiercest storms in the South were reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from a house into power lines.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
The play follows the antics of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, whose members are trying to stage a production of a 1920s murder mystery while props go missing, actors forget lines and the cast starts to crack under the pressure.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
The settings make lines more sensitive and will stop the flow of electricity if an issue, like a tree branch touching the line, is detected.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Duval County has two lines at early voting sites, one for ExpressVote and the other for a traditional fill-in-the-blanks ballot.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Keep in mind that power lines that are laying on the ground may be live.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
The way draperies naturally bunch and undulate is a perfect example of how material or application can contrast the sharp lines.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026
Ephesus, Turkey — The security lines at the entrance move with airport-like efficiency.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
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Traditionally, programming a robot implied writing thousands of lines of code to define every movement.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Some of the fiercest storms in the South were reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from a house into power lines.
—Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
The play follows the antics of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, whose members are trying to stage a production of a 1920s murder mystery while props go missing, actors forget lines and the cast starts to crack under the pressure.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
The settings make lines more sensitive and will stop the flow of electricity if an issue, like a tree branch touching the line, is detected.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Duval County has two lines at early voting sites, one for ExpressVote and the other for a traditional fill-in-the-blanks ballot.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Keep in mind that power lines that are laying on the ground may be live.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
The way draperies naturally bunch and undulate is a perfect example of how material or application can contrast the sharp lines.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2026
Ephesus, Turkey — The security lines at the entrance move with airport-like efficiency.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lines
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The new triangular gable, which was first seen in renderings shared in July by the White House, sat atop six columns.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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His columns, exclusive to the Tribune, now appear the first week of every month.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Satisfied with medical procedures already in place, NASA ordered no extra checkups for the crew ahead of liftoff and no new diagnostic equipment was packed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Permits cannot be denied because the event is controversial, filing procedures weren't followed in time before a breaking news event or the application fee was too high.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
14 Feb. 2026
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Medical and psychological professions function as a form of neoliberal discipline.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Yet a decade later, a third of the jobs in those professions would be gone.—
Josh Tyrangiel,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Since June, federal immigration raids have disrupted neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles and around the nation, including at work sites, along neighborhood streets and in commercial areas.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some religious communities bar menstruating women from common living areas, said Ahsan.—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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July pushes the genre of auto-fiction to new limits here.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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The scale of the challenge Precinct 2 went from managing roughly 20 miles of unincorporated roads to more than 200 miles as development continues outside city limits.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The old boiler wheezed and stalled, the roof sprang leaks, half-century-old pipes cracked, and the lobby intercom was defunct.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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In Super Mario Wonder (2023), the pipes themselves wriggle into sentience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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How to Declutter Old Cords Here is a step-by-step guide to finally letting go of those excess wires that have accumulated for far too long.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2026
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Other items that can easily get wrapped and tangled in machinery include ropes, wires, cords, Christmas lights, hoses, and tarps.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Humanoid has unveiled a new AI system designed to control and coordinate entire robot fleets under a single digital brain.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Salesforce’s billion-dollar ‘Agentforce’ initiative envisions companies building fleets of autonomous agents that live directly inside its CRM software.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lines. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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