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as in columns
a series of people or things arranged side by side
stood in a row to have their picture taken three rows of eight jelly beans equals 24 jelly beans
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2
as in streets
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
drive up Market Row and turn left
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as in brawls
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
a county fair that had a long history of bloody rows
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as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity
the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row
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as in quarrels
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
he had a row with his girlfriend yesterday, and now they aren't speaking
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as in fights
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the couple rows all the time, and yet they seem happy together
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Recent Examples of rows
Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Attendees can expect shows from high-profile design houses like Coach, Sergio Hudson and Norma Kamali, their front rows now doubt packed with A-listers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The beds are arranged in tidy rows and planted with vegetables.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Four minutes into Bad Bunny’s halftime show during the Super Bowl, the camera panned over two rows of grinning string players.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The same post contains a clip of Uncle Murda and Yayo spreading out in their empty rows.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The night of the poetry reading, students, parents and friends gathered in excitement in Bravo High School’s library, settling in rows before a single microphone.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Stills from videos recorded inside the home showed a makeshift classroom where toddlers sat in rows at tables facing a whiteboard.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
At her Sicily wedding, bride Luisa Beccaria had her curly hair tied back with two rows of braids that came together with another braid down her back.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
As of Wednesday morning, one resale website had Grand Casino Arena tickets, 11 rows up from the ice, for the opening day game between Sweden and Slovakia selling for $35.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
The public rows between David Gilmour and Roger Waters have escalated to a very personal level, particularly in regards to their political leanings about Ukraine and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
If planting in rows for cuttings, space rows 12 inches apart.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Videos that have leaked out of Iran and were verified by NBC News show rows and rows of body bags inside and outside the facility as families try to identify their relatives.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Attendees can expect shows from high-profile design houses like Coach, Sergio Hudson and Norma Kamali, their front rows now doubt packed with A-listers.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
The beds are arranged in tidy rows and planted with vegetables.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026
Four minutes into Bad Bunny’s halftime show during the Super Bowl, the camera panned over two rows of grinning string players.
—Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The same post contains a clip of Uncle Murda and Yayo spreading out in their empty rows.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
The night of the poetry reading, students, parents and friends gathered in excitement in Bravo High School’s library, settling in rows before a single microphone.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Stills from videos recorded inside the home showed a makeshift classroom where toddlers sat in rows at tables facing a whiteboard.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
At her Sicily wedding, bride Luisa Beccaria had her curly hair tied back with two rows of braids that came together with another braid down her back.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
Smith rows for roughly 10 to 12 hours a day, mostly during daylight, and spends the rest of her time maintaining the boat, checking her position, preparing meals and resting.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
As of Wednesday morning, one resale website had Grand Casino Arena tickets, 11 rows up from the ice, for the opening day game between Sweden and Slovakia selling for $35.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Dec. 2025
The public rows between David Gilmour and Roger Waters have escalated to a very personal level, particularly in regards to their political leanings about Ukraine and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
If planting in rows for cuttings, space rows 12 inches apart.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Rows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rows. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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