PARTY LINES Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

party lines

noun

plural of party line

as in conventional wisdoms

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Noun

There are also some surviving large American chestnuts, some of which have heritable blight resistance.

— Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Mature trees donate an encyclopedia of species, including the regional pines and chestnuts planted on instruction of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in the 1700s.

— Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of chestnuts

Noun

His account of his incarceration, with its mind-numbing routines, gang hegemony and intermittent violence, is equally gripping.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Your poodle spent seven years in a puppy mill without a normal family life, regular routines, toys, training, or opportunities to explore the world.

— Cathy M. Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of routines

Noun

Leaders must understand grief's unique, individual nature, avoiding assumptions or platitudes.

— Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The shorter run time also means some themes get reduced into syrup; the platitudes come as fast and furious as Tao and Elle’s breakups and makeups, with too little space to breathe in between.

— Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of platitudes

Noun

The book pays homage to all your classic romance tropes — fake relationship, enemies to lovers, boy next door — but spins them on their head in this new take on what happily ever after looks like.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 July 2026
The series premiering on Starz is, more than anything else, blandly familiar, mining all the tropes of several popular genres without finding anything distinctive in the combination.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of tropes

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