laid down

past tense of lay down
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid down
Verb
  • Within the last seven years, 18 states have enacted legislation to provide for a permanent daylight saving calendar if Congress approves it.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
  • States governed by both Democrats and Republicans — including Florida, Montana and Washington — have enacted reforms like eliminating minimum lot sizes, permitting accessory dwelling units and limiting on-site parking spaces.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Vonn declared her initial refusal to visit the White House in December 2017, just ahead of the 2018 Pyeonchang Winter Olympics.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • This marks the second time in two decades that the US has declared genocide in Sudan.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In all five guest cabin en suites, the owner specified Turkish gray marble, a semi-white stone with elaborate gray veining.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The vehicles may have a lower-than-specified rear brake lining coefficient of friction and could be equipped with a brake vacuum booster without a vacuum sensor, according to the recall report.
    James Powel, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Prior to his takeover, the sister pageants suffered some shakeups, most notably after the 2023 adult and junior winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastav, relinquished their titles.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The company also relinquished its cloud exclusivity with OpenAI, a concession on its part, but announced OpenAI has contracted to purchase an incremental $250 billion in Azure services.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The charter amendment, if passed, would scale back the current requirements by allowing the five-member City Commission to approve the sale of valuable city land, at market value, through a four-fifths vote in lieu of three bids.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, North Carolina has passed a bill known as Iryna' Law to try to change pretrial release conditions for people charged with violent offenses.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each asserted that charters provide stability and predictability to the sport’s economics and have led to the long-term viability of teams and their partnerships with sponsors.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • His attorneys asserted that the incident was a tragic misunderstanding, fueled by his poor mental state, and that Emerson never intended to harm anyone on board.
    Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Supplemental feeding is defined as providing extra nutrition during times of natural forage scarcity.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
  • This is how Bertolt Brecht defined the aim of epic theater.
    Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the bacon is almost cooked, pour off the liquid rendered fat into a separate container.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Jenner went with a cohesive look, pairing the light brown boots with a Fendi suit rendered in a rich chocolate hue.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Laid down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20down. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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