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Definition of row

row

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noun (2)

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row

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verb (1)

as in to paddle
to move a boat by means of oars rowed around the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

row

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verb (2)

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of row
Noun
That gets you a bike room and shared roof-deck, and Vanderbilt Avenue is right down the block with its restaurant row and Open Street. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 24 Aug. 2026 Currently, the backyard has a row of Adirondack chairs that look out to the other side of the river and Huckleberry Hill in Avon. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
Most of the time, however, would be spent rowing on one of the largest authentic ancient ships in the world, which was used specifically for filming the movie. Alice Politi, Vanity Fair, 25 July 2026 After kidnapping Sam, Borden rows away from shore and raises a shotgun to his chin. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for row
Recent Examples of Synonyms for row
Noun
  • The team also traded away Luis Arraez and Heliot Ramos for prospects, further thinning their ranks.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon join the ranks of iconic observatories like the Hubble and James Webb telescopes – plumbing the far reaches of the cosmos to answer some of life's greatest mysteries.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Weeks before the war, Iranians took to the streets to protest rising costs and inflation.
    Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Among the changes needed on the city’s streets was the welding of more than 200 manhole covers to ensure the race cars don’t suck them up off the road.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Apart from a drunken brawl in Ukraine a few years ago, which resulted in no charges, she was not known to the authorities.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Cubs fans reserved their real animosity for Sox fans, and naturally blamed them for the huge brawl in the right-center bleachers Monday night that quickly went viral.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Miller denies that and says the gun fell from his sweatshirt pocket and got hit in the commotion.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Is everything okay on MobLand after the behind-the-scenes commotion involving Tom Hardy.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As the quarrel escalated, the man stabbed her multiple times all over her body in the park near Eastern Parkway and Rochester Ave.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The quarrel turned physical, and one of the three men pulled a gun and shot the victim, police said.
    Liz Miller, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Ecology Center Picture a teenage surfer paddling out through a slick of plastic and debris on a Southern California beach, trash bag in one hand.
    Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The accident took place near the iconic Steamer Lane surf break, described by Surfer Today as the heart and soul of Santa Cruz surfing where locals have been paddling out since the 1930s.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • There’s striker Josie Gordon, bickering twin sisters Siobhan and Niamh, glove-shunning goalie Katie ‘Boots’ Quinn and couple Maddie and Margy.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Still bloody in last night’s clothing, the two fill a cart with candy and bicker contentedly about the state of the candy industry—arguably also a wink at the state of film.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Authorities on Wednesday pre-emptively announced that roads leading to the port would be closed to non-emergency vehicles for seven days, according to state media.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Under the new collective bargaining agreement, each NHL team must sign a permanent emergency backup who will be at every home game and travel with the team to all road games (like a bullpen catcher in Major League Baseball).
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Row.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/row. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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