lined up

past tense of line up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lined up
Verb
  • The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Attached to the appeal letter were nearly 200 pages of records organized by headings and numbers.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pull the cable towards your face with your elbows high and aligned with your ears, forming a 90-degree angle.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Chinese government runs an array of grantmaking programs to fund and promote research aligned with its national interests.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Tesla is registered to 20-year-old David Anthony Burke, known professionally as D4vd, according to a senior LAPD source.
    Alex Stone, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her mom was registered in a kennel, but father apparently not (that's most likely the reason).
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Half of the miscellaneous productions also blew their budgets though they aren't grouped under one franchise.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • War-naming conventions There are a number of different ways in which wars are named, but they can be broadly grouped around place, participants or time.
    Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The president has ordered flags lowered to half-staff until Sunday night to honor Kirk.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The flag has been ordered to half-staff following major tragedies, such as the September 11 Attacks and the 2012 Newtown school shooting.
    James Powel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After testing, the Missouri State Highway Patrol allege the gun matched shell casings collected during their investigation.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • These are good figures for an all-in-one zoom, especially one matched with a demanding, pixel-rich sensor.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
    Ryan Browne, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The three-petal footprint arranged in a Y-shape isn’t just for aesthetic purposes.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What seems like dozens of fire trucks, air tankers and helicopters are mobilized, but strong winds allow for minimal progress.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The memo further says that reserve officers may be mobilized for such roles.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Lined up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lined%20up. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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