LAID BY Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

laid by

verb

past tense of lay by

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted a politician who had laid by his principles years ago

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as in stored

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies

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According to the report the items were discarded, and the walk-in cooler could not be used until it was serviced and approved by Tarrant County Public Health.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
In addition, the short-half-life isotopes tend to get discarded by the process, and there's also the need to keep the streams of pure plutonium from concentrating, or things could get very nasty.

— David Szondy August 22, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

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The ability for those tailings to be stored on land safely is a key debate.

— Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
That molecular-level control could provide a way to increase the amount of energy stored in aqueous zinc-ion batteries without allowing unwanted proton reactions to dominate the electrode.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

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The storm dumped more than a foot of rain over parts of the state, with the highest elevations getting more than 40 inches.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The only other crime series out recently on Netflix are true-crime offerings, where a few of those are dumped out every week.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumped

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They can be prepared quickly or dehydrated and stashed in the pantry.

— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
Other common features include patch pockets into which items can easily be stashed away and retrieved, and softer constructions that typically do away with paddings, linings and sometimes leave the jacket completely unstructured.

— Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of stashed

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Unloading began the following evening but progressed slowly, and only the fish manure and oil drums ended up being unloaded.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
The broader Aston Martin company unloaded a sliver of the team at a $3 billion-plus valuation about a year ago as well.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unloaded

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The suspect ditched his bike in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood, northeast of where Interstates 105 and 110 intersect, and ran off.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The hit-and-run driver then ditched the BMW and appears to have gotten into another car to escape.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

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