Result Of Ruling Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "LINES" which means:

noun
• • A formation of people or things one beside another
• • A mark that is long relative to its width
• • A formation of people or things one behind another
• • A length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
• • Text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
• • A single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
• • A fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
• • A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
• • A conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
• • A connected series of events or actions or developments
• • A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
• • A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
• • A pipe used to transport liquids or gases
• • The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
• • A telephone connection
• • Acting in conformity
• • The hereditary derivation of an individual
• • Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
• • The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
• • In games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
• • (often plural) a means of communication or access
• • A particular kind of product or merchandise
• • A commercial organization serving as a common carrier
• • Space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
• • The maximum credit that a customer is allowed
• • A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
• • Persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
• • A short personal letter
• • A conceptual separation or distinction
• • Mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
verb
• • Be in line with; form a line along
• • Cover the interior of
• • Make a mark or lines on a surface
• • Mark with lines
• • Fill plentifully
• • Reinforce with fabric

An example sentence would be:

• • "The artist used bold lines to create a striking composition."
• • "The conference speaker drew a diagram on the whiteboard with straight lines."

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