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as in rank
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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as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
drive up Market Row and turn left
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as in brawl
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 commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity
the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row
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as in quarrel
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 to bicker
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 row
Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
That being said, the Wildcats are the hotter team right now having won three in a row, while the Crimson Tide has lost two of their last three.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Another ancestor had been on the Hudson River, in 1804, when Alexander Hamilton was being rowed back to Manhattan after his duel with Aaron Burr.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The specifics of the row within the charity are not yet clear.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
That being said, the Wildcats are the hotter team right now having won three in a row, while the Crimson Tide has lost two of their last three.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
In Robert Brill’s set, the stage is shaped like a half-pipe with rungs, so that cast members scramble, pitch, tumble, and row flimsy whaleboats over massive waves.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Another ancestor had been on the Hudson River, in 1804, when Alexander Hamilton was being rowed back to Manhattan after his duel with Aaron Burr.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Row.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/row. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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