laid by

past tense of lay by
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid by
Verb
  • Recycle discarded fabric scraps with this unique embroidery hoop gallery wall.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutor says Robinson told partner to delete texts Robinson discarded the rifle and clothing and asked his roommate to conceal evidence, Gray said.
    Jesse Bedayn, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Solid rocket motors can be stored for longer periods of time and are easier to conceal, transport, and launch on demand.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This liquid air is stored in insulated tanks like a giant energy reserve.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the next play, Staub sent the outside guys deep and dumped it again, this time to running back Micah Welch for 25.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Within a month, IXL laid off all of the dictionary’s full-time lexicographers and dumped most of its freelancers.
    Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thousands of pages of documents stashed in drawers, stuffed in bags, and piled in boxes in a bathtub chronicle every step of their 16-year quest for justice.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In the early days, operating out of a small cart, Rossini served the cookies in paper cones, which couldn’t be folded up or stashed in a bag.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From there, the product would be unloaded, securely packaged, and transported to the cartel’s stateside distributors.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Since the beginning of the year, Green, who is CEO and chairman, has unloaded more than one million shares of the company worth nearly $200 million (pretax).
    Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While traditional wisdom may say to avoid white linen pants after Labor Day, fashion-forward travelers ditched that antiquated rule years ago.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Kendall Jenner has ditched her clothes for multiple Calvin Klein underwear campaigns and has been working with the brand for years.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Smaller dogs showed more nighttime activity and higher stress hormones in their early shelter days, and, on average, all canines lost about 5 percent of their body weight during the first two weeks.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In Kimetsu, anger and sadness over what has been taken away or lost, and the strong desire to protect what’s dear to you, drive the battles.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gallatin, Tennessee — More than 250,000 animals are hoarded in residences across the United States each year, according to the Animal Humane Society, and they are often left to suffer in horrific conditions.
    Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • All around him, there is misery and hoarded wealth, work and little love.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Laid by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20by. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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