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Recent Examples of serried In lieu of the usual venue of the Dolby Theatre, where nominees and their guests sit elbow to elbow in serried ranks, this year’s edition was held in Los Angeles’s cavernous Union Station. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2021 The Emergency Operations Center is a large, bright room, with serried rows of wooden desks facing a wall of video screens. Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2020 No one had lined us up in serried, uniform ranks, no one had demanded an oath or a membership—or anything more than the spirit of DIY. Jonathan Myerson, The New York Review of Books, 4 May 2020 In the vegetable garden, Burch gleefully points out the serried ranks of okra, eggplant, beans, peppers, kale, cucumber, and cantaloupe. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2018 There is certainly something extreme about the serried carcasses, blackened by blow torches to burn off the fur, the faces charred in a rictus grin. The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018 Inspectors unwrapped them and found serried rows of bottles. Michael Powell, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serried
Adjective
  • At least one woman is nominated in every rap category, including three in the crowded Best Rap Performance, a majority in Best Melodic Rap Performance, and the first woman in Best Rap Album since 2018.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Fans could live there for an entire weekend with a supply of chicken wings and chips and never set foot in the crowded stadium.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Vice President Harris and former President Trump spent the final days of the 2024 campaign crisscrossing crucial battleground states with packed schedules of massive rallies.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As a Mosaic photographer looked on, from the stresses of stage managers to the packed schedule of make-up artists before the shows, Opera San Jose’s performance this fall had it all.
    Maxwell Alexander, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Using the 16-Inch MacBook Pro: The Most Specialized MacBook Primarily a desktop replacement or workstation, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is surprisingly dense if you’re otherwise used to tossing around a lithe MacBook Air.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Reading this dense yet miraculously seductive book becomes an experience like Hans Castorp’s interlude on the mountain.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Inside, instead of a traditional flimsy insole, there’s a removable thick layer of PEBA foam resting directly on the carbon fiber plate.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • This was achieved through the installation of a stronger carbon fiber cross-brace between the front shock towers and a thicker undertray bolted beneath the engine.
    Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The company’s markets wagered correctly and controversially in Donald Trump’s favor in bets on who would win the presidential election, even though opinion polls showed a tight race.
    Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Incumbent Leonel Talavera and her opponent, Vanesa Estrella, are locked in a tight race for Area 5.
    Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024

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“Serried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serried. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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