line up

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Recent Examples of line up Treinen’s age and injury history will likely limit him to short-term deals, but contenders should be lining up to add him on a high-salary one- or even two-year deal. Tim Britton, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025 But Philly is going to line up and try to run it down their throats. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025 Outside the ornate Georgetown hall where eight candidates lined up for their final forum before the party picks a new leader tomorrow, Washington was lurching from crisis to crisis. Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2025 Readers lined up for hours to secure Target’s coveted deluxe edition and took personal days from work to read. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for line up 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for line up
Verb
  • The actresses further claimed that many of the outfits worn during their recent joint appearances have not been organized.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Also, waiting in the wings is the Orlando Dreamers group, organized by the late Orlando Magic CEO Pat Williams and Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, who’ve working tirelessly to bring major league baseball to the Magic Kingdom.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Read on to find a list of foods in the latter camp that registered dietitians wholeheartedly recommend.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Overall, about 12,000 earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 1 have been registered since Jan. 26, with 109 on Monday alone, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens’ crisis management committee said in a statement Tuesday.
    Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In Zenith, the audience in the arena-style building is made up of 100 judges all grouped by generation, split between Boomer, Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
  • How To Play Connections In Connections, players must group 16 words into four categories based on their relationships.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • However, they must be carefully crafted to align with Naperville’s goals and preserve the quality of life our residents expect.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • This is a bathroom bill that provides an avenue for patrons to sue a business for allowing trans people to use facilities that align with their gender identity.
    Trans Formations Project, Them, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In general, that parallels the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center's outlook for spring, with much of the U.S. expected to get average or above average temperatures and about half to get average precipitation from March to May.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Trump's actions on his first day in office show parallels with elements of the initiative.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • On Friday a federal judge blocked DOGE from accessing the Treasury payment system while a court challenge proceeds and ordered any material downloaded from the system to be destroyed.
    Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • My ex is asking the judge to order me to pay more child support and to equally share in the expenses.
    Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 9 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But the potency of these pictures is never matched by any lasting consequence or stakes, or even the wry humor that is necessary with such weighty material.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
  • After Ole’s death, his alibi is confirmed, and a new clue emerges: Officer Anton notices that the taillight of Carl Willner’s restaurant delivery car is broken, matching the description of a vehicle seen near the crime scene.
    Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Her behavior became so outrageous and uncontrollable that her family arranged to send her to a girls’ reformatory.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • For customers who are willing to pay up, the company offers to arrange private dinners and hard-to-snag restaurant reservations, as well as access to exclusive parties hosted by the likes of Maxim and Diplo.
    Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025

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