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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Saber sufrir, knowing how to suffer, is used in sister Romance languages Italian (saper soffrire) and French (savoir souffrir), with both often applied to football.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
For it to be applied to actual electrical generation, researchers still need to overcome obstacles such as overall conversion efficiency.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

Definition of applied

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Another study earlier this year also highlighted West Virginia’s Ascend program among the best for remote workers employed with companies outside the state.

— Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
In August 2021, Rodriguez began working for Saavedra, whose company provided private security services for clients and often employed active deputies and other law enforcement officers.

— City News Service, Daily News, 20 July 2026

Definition of employed

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Military firefighters in Sierra Oeste, Spain battled to contain flames as a wildfire spread overnight.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Protesters blame Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demand his resignation, but the demonstrations have since expanded into a wider anger over government accountability, spreading to other cities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of spread

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That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

Definition of hired

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He was recruited at great cost to win this World Cup, and because of his tactical nous in knockout football.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The trippy, mind-bending sci-fi thriller stars Matthew McConaughey as a former NASA pilot recruited for a mission to find a potential new world for mankind when Earth becomes unlivable.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of recruited

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When the House Committee smeared me on TV and sent letters chastising Northwestern during the Biden administration, suddenly my Palestine solidarity speech became a fireable offense.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Investigators said two operatives from Russia’s military traveled to Britain under aliases, smeared the poison on the front door of Skripal’s home and boarded a flight back to Moscow.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

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