Line and Purpose

Line

Line noun - A way of acting or proceeding.

Usage example: since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line

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Purpose and line are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Line and purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Line" instead a noun "Purpose".

good	good line	good purpose
exact	exact line	exact purpose
particular	particular line	particular purpose
similar	similar line	similar purpose
Other adjectives: common, specific, original, simple, actual, entire, real, little, main, major, final, official, different.

The justifying edit typically starts on the next line, contradicts the previous line and completely fails to accomplish its intended purpose.

Source: Justifying Edit
Terrell supposedly started the group for the purpose of getting out of Gail Kim's shadow, but somewhere down the line their purpose became tormenting the other knockouts for the sake of it.

Source: Alpha Bitch / Pro Wrestling
This in turn causes each moderator to spend more of their posts keeping other members in line, and the proportion of mod posts written for that express purpose will approach one.

Source: Just For Fun / The Grand List of Forum and Community Laws

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Purpose and Line. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/line/purpose

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