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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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Verse is scheduled to carry a salary-cap number of $4.1 million this season, according to overthecap, but is presumably in line for a massive contract extension.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

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

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

BBC Sport take a closer look at who could be in line for the award before asking its reporters who they would pick.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

When I finished all the Verne books in the library, I became the first in line for any book that arrived written by modern science-fiction writers such as Heinlein, Asimov, van Vogt, Clarke, and Bradbury.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

in line for

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