laid on

past tense of lay on

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid on
Verb
  • But, with the loss of his income and bills pouring in, the family applied for benefits at the end of September when her husband's paychecks officially dried up.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The most obvious being that mice were used, so results can’t be directly applied to humans yet.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This can likely be traced back to Gian Piero Gasperini’s arrival in Serie A with Genoa in 2007, using a back-three system to counteract the prevailing, narrow 4-3-1-2 shape that was commonly employed in Italy.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The report also notes European Social Surveys – tracking public attitudes, beliefs and behavior – which show that there is a 25% chance unemployed people at the lowest levels of jobless benefits will vote for the far right versus 15% for those who are employed.
    Ana Nicolaci da Costa, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The idea spread around campus after it was discussed with the Yell Leaders, and the tradition was born that evening.
    Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Reactions to the extraordinary news spread quickly, ranging from surprise to anger at the league itself, according to five people who work inside or closely with the NBA, all of whom were granted anonymity because they were not permitted to speak publicly about the matter.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 1873 twenty-two-year-old Edward Walter Maunder was hired as the spectroscopic assistant for this program.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Woodward was the one who hired Fisher at Texas A&M.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mayorga laid the groundwork for the Ecuadorian cumbia sound and musicians like Medardo Luzuriaga, who transformed the genre into a national sensation.
    NPR, NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Ancient Origins continues that archaeologists expected to find human remains or grave goods, the absence of which communicated to researchers that the site was a cenotaph, a symbolic grave for someone who was laid to rest elsewhere.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each of us could be recruited tomorrow and offered more money elsewhere.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The researchers recruited 28 female veterans aged 32 to 72, all of whom had been diagnosed with PTSD.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Look closely near the corners or edges of the frame for a blurry patch, smeared light, or a soft square that looks slightly out of focus — that’s where the watermark used to be.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Police entered the home on a welfare check and noticed blood smeared on the walls and furniture scattered across the living room.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Laid on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20on. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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