1
as in enacted
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals
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2
as in declared
to state clearly and strongly
at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments
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as in specified
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
the supervisor laid down the procedure for a complaint of sexual harassment
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as in relinquished
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
commanded the surrounded troops to lay down their weapons
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid down
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The Democratic proposal would extend enhanced health insurance subsidies set to expire at the end of the year, as well as reverse Medicaid cuts included in Republicans’ big tax break and spending cut bill enacted earlier this year.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Since 1987, the state has enacted housing preservation laws, with a notable expansion in 2017, according to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Mets’ lineup provides heavy lifting On the first day of spring training, Francisco Alvarez declared the Mets’ lineup as MLB’s deepest.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko were declared safe, continuing their journey toward the Mirrorball Trophy.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Further concerns include the fact that the portion of the AgoraEU budget that will be given to the support of European audiovisual works and their circulation is neither specified nor guaranteed, as well as the fact that the funding is merged with news media.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Diggs is father to Nova, 9, whose mother has not been specified.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the latest demands of Intel, the government willingly relinquished the ability to exert control, despite being the largest holder of Intel’s shares.—
Andrew King,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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To settle disputes with North Korea, for example, in 1962 and 1964 China relinquished the peak of Mount Baekdu and more than 500 square kilometers of nearby territory.—
David C. Kang,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2025
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Studies show that when couples use no contraception, about 30 percent of fertilized eggs never implant, and another 30 percent implant briefly before being passed from the body usually without the woman ever knowing.—
Mimi Zieman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Some state legislatures have passed grant programs meant to help schools foot the bill for those upgrades, including in Texas and Florida, where mass shootings at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas in 2018 and Robb Elementary School in 2022 rattled the country.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Pimkie chief executive officer Salih Halassi asserted the tie-up will return the company to profitability, bring in digital sales of 100 million euros by 2028, and support Pimkie’s growth of physical retail.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The co-founder of the Alliance for Respect and Education for Immigrants, or AIRE, asserted the community should be aware the National Guard is not actively participating in the arrests.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
19 Sep. 2025
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That desperation to win defined every aspect of United’s performance.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Skunk Works is investing the funds and manpower necessary to build and test survivable systems to meet customers’ evolving needs while broadening alignment with new tri-service architectures and global requirements as they are defined, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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When the bacon is almost cooked, pour off the liquid rendered fat into a separate container.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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Officers rendered aid to the victim who was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Laid down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20down. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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