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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
Becky Sullivan, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
Clean wind power generated more electricity than gas for the second year in a row.
—Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
This particular guy has bicycled 46,000 miles around the world for four years, rowed a boat across the Atlantic Ocean, and walked across the Empty Quarter Desert towing a giant homemade cart.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2025
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In baseball, there have been four three-peats, most recently when the New York Yankees won three World Series in a row from 1998 through 2000.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
Clean wind power generated more electricity than gas for the second year in a row.
—Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
The boat and its passengers reportedly belong to a rowing club.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
This particular guy has bicycled 46,000 miles around the world for four years, rowed a boat across the Atlantic Ocean, and walked across the Empty Quarter Desert towing a giant homemade cart.
—Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Row.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/row. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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