| 2026-05-22 | Former boy band with the members Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn, familiarly |
| 2026-04-19 | Linear, for short |
| 2023-03-10 | Lacking width and depth, for short |
| 2021-10-10 | Breakout band for Harry Styles and Zayn Malik, familiarly |
| 2019-12-22 | Group with the 2012 chart-topping album "Up All Night," to fans |
| 2019-10-19 | Linear |
| 2018-04-17 | Lacking width and depth |
| 2015-12-16 | Linear, for short |
| 2015-09-01 | Linear, for short |
| 2015-07-22 | Linear, in brief |
| 2015-02-08 | Linear, informally |
| 2014-10-19 | Like the x-, y- or z-axis |
| 2013-05-18 | Flat |
| 2013-01-10 | Linear, in brief |
| 2012-12-22 | Going along the line, briefly? |
| 2012-11-10 | Like the x- or y-axis |
| 2012-07-20 | Like lines, briefly |
| 2012-06-05 | Linear, for short |
| 2011-11-02 | Linear, briefly |
| 2011-05-29 | Linear, for short |
| 2011-05-27 | Linear |
| 2011-05-03 | Linear, for short |
| 2011-03-06 | Linear |
| 2010-12-08 | Lacking width and depth, for short |
| 2010-08-23 | Like a line, in brief |
| 2010-01-22 | Superficial, briefly |
| 2009-09-11 | Linear |
| 2009-07-02 | Linear |
| 2009-04-16 | Flat, for short |
| 2008-08-31 | Like a line, briefly |
| 2007-06-29 | Linear, briefly |
| 2007-02-25 | Having no depth, in brief |
| 2007-01-12 | Like a line, briefly |
| 2006-05-09 | Like a line segment, briefly |
| 2005-10-06 | Linear |
| 2005-08-26 | Linear |
| 2004-09-16 | Like a line, briefly |
| 2004-08-09 | Linear, for short |
| 2004-03-14 | Like a line, in math |
| 2004-02-11 | Flat |
| 2003-04-10 | Like a line, briefly |
| 2002-10-03 | Lacking width and depth |
| 2002-01-12 | Like a line, briefly |
| 1999-08-13 | Lacking width and depth |
| 1996-10-10 | Like a line |
| 1996-04-25 | Linear |
| 1996-03-20 | Linear |
| 1995-09-20 | Having no width or depth |
| 1994-12-31 | Lacking height and depth |