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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This could help establish a circular supply chain in which discarded electronic components become feedstock for new industrial applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Popular imagination dismissed her as one of the lonely and disappointed women in a cardigan who peopled her novels, her books discarded as conservative and constricting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of discarded

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Navigating around such a fragile work is difficult, especially with much of the holiday version of the attraction stored on the ride itself.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Experts say its impacts will last several more months, potentially further boosting water supplies across the West where water primarily is stored in lakes, aquifers and snowpack.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of stored

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The first atmospheric river to hit the Southwest this season dumped up to five times the average rain for November in parts of the region, triggering destructive flooding for the second consecutive month.

— Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Farmers dumped manure on the streets of Turin on Friday as mass demonstrations unfurled across more than 50 cities in Italy.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumped

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Start with the nearest pile of paperwork When getting started on paper clutter, don't worry just yet about what's stashed away in the garage or your office closet.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Firearms purchased in Florida were put in small backpacks and stashed in a trashcan in the library bathroom, the department said.

— Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stashed

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Although the crew unloaded about half of the cargo, a crack in the hull ultimately caused the ship to sink, leaving thousands of tonnes of explosives on the seabed.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
After shootings like these, calls for gun owners to keep their guns locked, unloaded and separate from ammunition are common.

— Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of unloaded

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Ebiketie's acquisition would have given the Bengals four qualifying free agents lost and four gained.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The Chicago Cubs already faced a monumental task this offseason to build out a rotation that was marred by injuries this year and has lost multiple starters to free agency.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

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