line out
verb
lined out; lining out; lines out
1
: to indicate with or as if with lines : outline
line out a route
2
: to arrange in an extended line
1
: to move rapidly
lined out for home
2
: to make an out by hitting a baseball in a line drive that is caught
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Receivership, lined out in city code, has several steps that include giving the owner 60 days to address the site’s conditions.
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Freeland bounced back to strike out Kyle Stowers and got Leo Jimenez to line out to center to strand Sanoja at third.
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Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
On Wooster Street, there’s Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, dating back to 1925, and Sally Apizza, which opened in 1938, both with ever-present lines out the door.
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Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
Matt Vierling lined out to the warning track to right to end the game.
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CBS News,
28 June 2026
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Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Freeland bounced back to strike out Kyle Stowers and got Leo Jimenez to line out to center to strand Sanoja at third.
—
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
On Wooster Street, there’s Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, dating back to 1925, and Sally Apizza, which opened in 1938, both with ever-present lines out the door.
—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
Matt Vierling lined out to the warning track to right to end the game.
—
CBS News,
28 June 2026
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“Line out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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