Cycle
Cycle noun - A series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order.
Line
Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
Cycle and line are semantically related in progression topic. Sometimes you can use "Cycle" instead a noun "Line".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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When Gin finally defeats her, she learns that Madeline has a young daughter, but refuses to end the cycle by eradicating the Monroe line, instead arranging for the child to be returned to his father's custody.
Source: Cycle of Revenge -
They are the first line of defense in a global war against the invaders, while Urza assembles a team of nine planeswalkers to infiltrate and destroy Phyrexia itself.After this cycle, Magic: The Gathering largely returned to shorter storylines, usually spanning only a single block.
Source: Literature / Invasion Cycle - Time Skip: The "Fate of 60 Years" line, which takes place at the end of the 60-year cycle which began in Phantasmagoria of Flower View.
Source: Webcomic / Touhou Nekokayou
Cite this Source
Line and Cycle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cycle/line
Cycle & Line. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cycle/line>.
Line or Cycle. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cycle/line.
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