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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
Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
The border row also kicked off a domestic political crisis in Thailand, where prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended from office pending an ethics probe over her conduct.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 12 July 2025
Tennis at Queen’s Club, polo at Hurlingham Park, more racing at Epsom, cricket at Lord’s, rowing at the Henley Regatta… all early summer events within a 40-mile radius stretching west of the UK’s capital city, where the on-field action often feels secondary to the social buzz that surrounds them.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Noun
Landing in our top slot for the second year in a row are the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
The border row also kicked off a domestic political crisis in Thailand, where prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended from office pending an ethics probe over her conduct.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Verb
Her father, Tomasz, represented Poland in rowing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, and her sister, Agata, competed as a junior tennis player until 2013.
—Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 12 July 2025
Tennis at Queen’s Club, polo at Hurlingham Park, more racing at Epsom, cricket at Lord’s, rowing at the Henley Regatta… all early summer events within a 40-mile radius stretching west of the UK’s capital city, where the on-field action often feels secondary to the social buzz that surrounds them.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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“Row.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/row. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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