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along the lines of

prep

Definitions

  1. Similar to, but not exactly equal.

    • I was thinking along the lines of writing to the local paper, to see if we can get some reaction.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see along, the, lines, of.

    • The shape is folded along the lines of symmetry.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for along the lines of. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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