LAID DOWN Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

laid down

verb

past tense of lay down

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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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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Florida’s Second Chance Act was enacted after years of collaboration among physicians, families affected by sudden cardiac arrest, legislators, athletic leaders, and advocacy organizations.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
New Jersey enacted its assault weapons law in 1990 following a mass shooting at a California elementary school.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 July 2026

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Craig Harris reported at 12News that the level of fraud and unallowable purchases was not the 1% declared by voucher supporters like state Schools Chief Tom Horne, but closer to 20%.

— Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Construction on the facility began in 2020; at the time, Iran declared the facility to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency as a future facility to assemble the centrifuges that make nuclear fuel.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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The sculptures were among 34 Southeast Asian antiquities voluntarily relinquished by the collector in 2021 after investigators determined they had been looted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
In 2021, the unnamed collector who bought them voluntarily relinquished for repatriation nearly three dozen Cambodian and Southeast Asian antiquities purchased from Latchford between 2003 and 2007.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 16 July 2026

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Ho also said Celeste bore two significant penetrating injuries — one wound to her abdomen, which passed through the diaphragm and injured the liver, and the other penetrated the left side of her chest, damaging ribs and entered the chest cavity.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Then again, allowing American companies to sell BPC-157 for human use could create the impression that the peptide, which hasn’t passed through the rigorous process the FDA uses to approve new drugs, nonetheless has the agency’s blessing.

— Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of passed

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The third and final cause of action asserted by RCA sought injunctive relief against the Hus to basically stop them from continuing to complain about the warehouses.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
In particular, the prosecutors asserted that the government's basis for seeking the subpoenas was sound.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 2026

Definition of asserted

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That style of play defined an era of soccer that has started to be pushed out by a more physical form in recent seasons.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
The model relies on requirements being defined earlier in the process and changes being approved more quickly, with the aim of reducing delays and ensuring vessels are ready for their missions upon delivery.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of defined

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Even for those in the financial ‘elite’ that Newcastle hope to join soon, vast transfer spending has rendered sales increasingly integral.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The project was born from Hebden’s long-running Spotify playlist, which has swelled to more than 2,300 songs and 192 hours of music in its decade of existence, and whose title is also rendered in a perpetually changing string of Wingdings.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

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