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noun

ˈlīn How to pronounce line (audio)
Definition of linenext
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as in queue
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another the line for tickets stretched around the block

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as in procedure
a way of acting or proceeding since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line

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as in profession
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 area
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 limit
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 pipe
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 cable
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things he made sure to bring extra fishing line in case a fish broke free

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as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management she owns a line of limousines

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as in route
the direction along which something or someone moves the airplane took a southerly line toward the capital

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as in family
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 lineage
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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line

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verb

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as in to line up

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as in to fence

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Recent Examples of line
Noun
Since the start of the season, the line has contributed to the team's offensive struggles. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Many who waited in the hot sun that afternoon in a line stretching blocks through downtown Lansing shared similar anxieties. — Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 City Manager Mario Vasquez told the committee the change could lead the city to move the district further south or along the streetcar line. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Her team challenged the ruling and argued to the Board of Elections that the order was out of line. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for line
Recent Examples of Synonyms for line
  1. queue
  2. procedure
  3. profession
  4. area
  5. limit
  6. pipe
  7. cable
  8. fleet
Noun
  • One prospective shopper, Sam, a 38-year-old freelance fashion designer, was drawn in first by the queue, but decided to stick it out.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Watching an alert queue and flagging what’s malicious is only part of a security operator’s job.
    — Lydia Zhang, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of queue
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  • But the procedure had to be postponed because Banner refused to accept an $11,000 payment, close to what Medicare would pay for a similar procedure.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Stanton also reviewed Tennessee’s procedures after Lee called off a different execution in 2022 and found the state did not comply with its own lethal injection process.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of procedure
Noun
  • Fortich has already considered leaving the profession — or jumping ship to teach in closer-to-home Lee County, but her job security from so many years in the Miami-Dade County school district has anchored her here.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The alien spends much of the runtime going by the alias of John Carpenter (Jesus's profession, same initials), and is ultimately betrayed by someone close to him, Helen's sleazy boyfriend Tom (Hugh Marlowe), fulfilling Judas's role in the story.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of profession
Noun
  • Production has wrapped in the New York and New Jersey area, and the film is expected to release in 2027.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Democratic and Republican 2028 contenders alike have been heading to battleground states and districts to boost their names with voters, show campaigning prowess, and make key political allies across important areas of the country.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of area
Noun
  • Real-estate holdings are exempted from the tax so that Proposition 40 can’t be accused of violating Proposition 13’s property-tax limits.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • One of the lawsuits says Fox gave Hall free rein to push the Fox news team into an area he'd been repeatedly warned was off limits.
    — Jennifer Schmidt, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of limit
Noun
  • In other words, intruders overran the building to steal copper pipes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • On the other hand, if the probability, p, is high that a particular pipe is open, θ(p) takes on a larger value.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pipe
Noun
  • Outlets like Zeteo, The Bulwark, Crooked Media, and More Perfect Union have added millions of readers, listeners, and YouTube subscribers, even as cable news viewership continues to slide.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Channing would be reporting to Cheeks on both the studio and cable network side.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of cable
Noun
  • The department also improved its emergency response fleet by upgrading fire engines, ladder trucks and ambulances.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • When delivery of the additional aircraft is complete (set for the end of 2026), Taiwan will then operate a fleet of more than 200 or so.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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