line graph
noun
: a graph in which points representing values of a variable for suitable values of an independent variable are connected by a broken line
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Both use various visual tools, such as pie charts and line graphs, to make this information easier to digest.
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Dianna Gunn,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
The line graph below shows how quickly the temperature of the pan's cooking surface evened out.
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Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
On Polymarket’s tab for Bitcoin, a line graph crawls along like a seismograph, showing the price to beat as the total cost fluctuates by hundreds of dollars a second.
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Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
This is a line graph of Google search interest for Jeffrey Epstein from April 14 through July 14, 2025.
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Jason Abbruzzese,
NBC news,
15 July 2025
For more detailed analysis, the Times and other publications have turned to the Congestion Pricing Tracker, a Web site that collects data on commute times and displays them in a series of before-and-after line graphs.
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Dan Greene,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
The data is presented as a line graph of traffic times before and after congestion pricing went into effect on January 5th.
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Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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Dianna Gunn,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
The line graph below shows how quickly the temperature of the pan's cooking surface evened out.
—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
On Polymarket’s tab for Bitcoin, a line graph crawls along like a seismograph, showing the price to beat as the total cost fluctuates by hundreds of dollars a second.
—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
This is a line graph of Google search interest for Jeffrey Epstein from April 14 through July 14, 2025.
—
Jason Abbruzzese,
NBC news,
15 July 2025
For more detailed analysis, the Times and other publications have turned to the Congestion Pricing Tracker, a Web site that collects data on commute times and displays them in a series of before-and-after line graphs.
—
Dan Greene,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
The data is presented as a line graph of traffic times before and after congestion pricing went into effect on January 5th.
—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Line graph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20graph. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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