LAID ON Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

laid on

verb

past tense of lay on

as in applied

to put a layer of on a surface she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel

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as in employed

chiefly British to provide with a paying job lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District

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For the new project with Elantas, the researchers applied the process to dismantle an entire aerospace-style sandwich composite.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026
Odegaard duly applied the calm finish, a goal that will go down as a Tzolis assist.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of applied

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The upshot of all this is that ClickFix is a highly effective and efficient means of spreading all sorts of malware.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
The company allows drivers to pay in full or spread the cost through a monthly payment plan, with terms available for up to five years, and monthly payments typically range from $99 to $150, depending on the vehicle and coverage level.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of spread

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Lupoi, a first-time head coach, also hired two first-time coordinators.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Zeller sets this up ably by incorporating the sledgehammer blows of the builder hired by Toby into percussive passages of Volker Bertelmann’s ominous score.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of hired

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The firm’s report laid them out in plain and careful detail, with quotes from texts, e-mails, interviews, and contemporaneous notes.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
With one of the toughest schedules in the country, a good foundation has been laid, but improvements will be needed quickly.

— PJ Green September 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of laid

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Environmental regulators recruited 14 universities, nonprofits, aquariums and laboratories to focus on different pieces of the project, from genetic research and reef monitoring to coral breeding and outplanting.

— Nicolás Rivero, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
But to a teenager being recruited by a fleet of big-name programs, the flash mattered more than the function.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruited

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Camille can still picture Burke standing over her, fake blood smeared across her dress.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
There’s rarely anything as straightforward as a kick drum, a hi-hat, or even a bassline here; instead, everything is smeared, all origins occulted in a thicket of echoes and reflections.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

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