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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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Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Speaking of the stand: The prosecution’s main witness changes her damning testimony against Gomez when one of his thugs — the same guy that was trying to get Noah to get in his car — arrives in court and glares menacingly from the back row.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Janine Henni, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As corporations begin rowing back their sustainability targets because of economic uncertainty and the mainstream intrusion of right-leaning politics, other firms are struggling to rustle up funding and nail down the commitments that can change the status quo.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
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Noun
As with its competitors, the ongoing slowdown in China appears to have weighed on growth, with Asia (outside Japan) shrinking its weight in the company’s beauty business for the fifth year in a row, down to 30% last year, compared with 33% a year earlier and as much as 45% in 2020.
—Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
Speaking of the stand: The prosecution’s main witness changes her damning testimony against Gomez when one of his thugs — the same guy that was trying to get Noah to get in his car — arrives in court and glares menacingly from the back row.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
The four took home the gold for Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, and Princess Anne awarded the athletes with their MBEs for services to rowing.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
As corporations begin rowing back their sustainability targets because of economic uncertainty and the mainstream intrusion of right-leaning politics, other firms are struggling to rustle up funding and nail down the commitments that can change the status quo.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Row.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/row. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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