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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
Beren Cross, New York Times, 1 May 2025
This is the fourth year in a row there’s been significant blooming of Pseudo-nitzschia off the coast of California.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Other services will at times allow biking or rowing as a cardio substitute for the run; planks are now more widely used than sit-ups.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
However legitimate the reasons were for Harrison choosing to leave on loan for two years in a row, the optics are not great on him now returning.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 1 May 2025
This is the fourth year in a row there’s been significant blooming of Pseudo-nitzschia off the coast of California.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
Verb
After two friends rowed him across the Charles River, Revere confirmed that his fellow patriots in Charlestown had seen the lantern signals and dispatched messengers.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Other services will at times allow biking or rowing as a cardio substitute for the run; planks are now more widely used than sit-ups.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Row.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/row. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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