as in direct
free from irregularities or digressions in course
the bullets from early firearms were notorious for not following a strictly linear path through the air
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Recent Examples of linear
The only differences between the two packages is that the plan without ads allows for downloads and also gives you ad-free streaming, though ads will be served in select live and linear content.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2025
While the path towards that outcome has not always been linear, that is still where Newcastle believe Livramento’s long-term future lies.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But for the schools, which are consumed with positioning themselves for the 2030s, all eyes should be on the linear television exposure.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Roche told me that his journey was never going to be a linear path.
—Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2025
While the path towards that outcome has not always been linear, that is still where Newcastle believe Livramento’s long-term future lies.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
But for the schools, which are consumed with positioning themselves for the 2030s, all eyes should be on the linear television exposure.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Roche told me that his journey was never going to be a linear path.
—Devin Kelly, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for linear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for linear
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For example, there’s a direct link between deforestation in the Amazon and the reduction of rainfall in the United States, and deforestation of the Congo Basin has a direct impact on reduction of rainfall in Europe (Duke research).—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Every donation, no matter the size, makes a direct impact.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Rookie watch Tristan da Silva was a healthy scratch for the third straight contest as the No. 18 pick has seemingly fallen out of Orlando’s two-deep rotation.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the bond market, longer-term Treasury yields rose for a second straight day to recover more of their sharp losses from prior months.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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The economic case for implementing those other policies is more straightforward than the case for tariffs.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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One of the most straightforward cocktail-to-beer swaps is trading an espresso martini for a stout.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Linear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linear. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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