laid

past tense of lay
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as in settled
to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid) the rain was just hard enough to lay the dust in the air

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as in ascribed
to explain (something) as being the result of something else an electrical fire that was laid to faulty wiring

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Verb
  • The last time Florida put a zero on the board through three periods?
    Adam Beasley, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
  • Today, one extraordinary dining concept can put an entire region on the map for our clientele.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Verb
  • Flaherty was a Pittsburgh native with plans to translate his stature into dramatic roles but instead moved to Chicago, settled in and became a comedian, then left for Canada.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • To ensure that Charlotte’s harness was comfortable enough and would not cause irritation, the team tested multiple prototypes of the belt and settled on one that was light, adjustable, flexible and hugged the edges of his shell.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • CEOs responded to the survey from April 8-10, during which the president announced a 90-day pause on most of his sweeping tariffs but imposed a hike on imports from China (145%).
    Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Other administration officials said another slate of tariffs could be imposed after an investigation into the national security effects of semiconductor imports.
    Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • There’s no such thing as being over-prepared when traveling with kids.
    Ramona Saviss, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
  • All four teams are stronger and better prepared with players who weren’t available for the first meeting.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But a prevailing question is whether the administration has raced to act, made mistakes and later applied new narratives and legal justifications to specific deportation cases challenged in the news and in the courts.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Over a one-week period, a concrete solution was applied to fill the hole until the leak stopped.
    Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Try betting on a first field goal or another early outcome to receive the bonus as soon as possible.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
  • Like with all forms of betting, wagering on prediction markets can be a slippery slope.
    Natalie Wu, CNBC, 10 May 2025
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  • Columbia University Apartheid Divest ascribed the crackdown to outside pressure.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Many persons believed the shock was due to an explosion, but investigation developed that no explosion had occurred and the tremors were finally ascribed to an earthquake.
    The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • His family later held a private funeral, and he was buried on June 8, 2018, at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In related news, in July, forensic scientists successfully used descendant DNA to identify a victim of the 1921 Tulsa massacre in Oklahoma City, buried in a mass grave containing more than a hundred victims.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Laid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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