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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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2
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
Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The fresh graves of their dead wives and children are lined neatly in a row, the result of a strike hastily agreed to over text message thousands of miles away.
—Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
State of play: There's no shortage of market-moving news lately, including tariffs, but lots of it rows in opposing directions.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
This year’s postseason appearance will be the team’s seventh in a row.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The fresh graves of their dead wives and children are lined neatly in a row, the result of a strike hastily agreed to over text message thousands of miles away.
—Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Work has been harder to come by as older genres like mid-range factual are phased out and American buyers row back on big-budget projects.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
State of play: There's no shortage of market-moving news lately, including tariffs, but lots of it rows in opposing directions.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Row.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/row. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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