lining up 1 of 2

noun

as in alignment

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lining up

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verb

present participle of line up
1
as in calling (up)

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2
as in aligning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lining up
  1. alignment
  2. organizing
  3. aligning
  4. structure
  5. grouping
  6. registering
  7. system
  8. ordering
Noun
  • At the bottom of all these alignment efforts, there’s a central problem—almost an abstract law.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Still, while Mercury makes an opposition to your modern ruler, Pluto, this alignment could uncover a control issue (or misuse of power) involving an authority figure, client or family member.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of alignment
Verb
  • The organizing committee said earlier this week that 12 million people have registered.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Most enterprises have data spread across dozens of platforms, and each one has its own way of storing, organizing and granting access to that data.
    — Michel Tricot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of organizing
Verb
  • After being abandoned by his fellow MFTs on SmackDown, Solo Sikoa switched up on his entire bloodline by aligning himself with LA Knight and newcomer Royce Keys.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The transcontinental railroad would help secure California and its plentiful resources for the Union while also aligning with the country’s embrace of Manifest Destiny — the idea that the United States had a right to grow westward.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of aligning
Noun
  • What the difference in brain structure between liberals and conservatives?
    — Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Because of Micron’s corporate structure, the company needed to take the exemption two times, requiring it to pay on a maximum of $800 million in assessed value, according to Brad Smith, chief deputy at the Ada County Assessor’s Office.
    — Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of structure
Verb
  • Marketing systems tend to flatten later life into a single segment, grouping everyone over 50 under one label and assuming broadly similar behaviors, needs and motivations.
    — Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Create a lively centerpiece for a dining table, kitchen island, or entryway by grouping several pots together, suggests Montgomery.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • The team interpreted this as a proof the compound is registering as a distinct signal, not just background smell.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
  • The game flurried out, past a hundred and twenty minutes, without Argentina registering a single shot on the Spanish goal.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of registering
Noun
  • Jones said an increase in transfers between river systems would normally not affect the downstream communities, but potentially could in a drought.
    — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
  • In domains where lives, safety, or significant financial outcomes are at stake, organizations need AI systems trained, validated, and measured specifically for those environments.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of system
Verb
  • Tarter offered the example of a restaurant using ordering patterns to predict how long a table will remain occupied.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Fast-food chains have spent the past several years racing to automate everything from drive-through ordering to burger flipping using AI.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of ordering
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