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in line for

ADJECTIVE
eligible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable likely qualified suitable
WEAK
appropriate becoming capable of desirable discretionary elective employable equal to fitted in the running licensed preferable privileged proper satisfactory seemly suited trained up to usable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unacceptable
WEAK
improper inappropriate ineligible unfit unsuitable unsuited unworthy

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Her firm has been getting calls daily from people who want to see if they could be in line for money from the IRS.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The fund made high-yielding junior loans to the firms that helped pay high dividends when the companies were booming but now put shareholders first in line for losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Investment banks leading their IPOs would be in line for fees, while funds that backed them could expect their own big paydays.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Bronny James is in line for rotation minutes in the Lakers’ shorthanded backcourt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

People stood in line for hours to buy tickets to her recitals.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

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