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as in hidden
to remain out of sight
paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lain
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For those who have long wished to see the brutally repressive regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gone, there is hope.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The prize, founded in 2017 by Heather O’Donnell of Honey & Wax Booksellers and Rebecca Romney of Type Punch Matrix, seeks to celebrate a type of book collector who has often gone unnoticed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Phillips told Us Weekly there’d been the possibility of getting a kidney from her brother, Aron, but doctors ultimately turned him down.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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And there’ve been many times throughout filming this where Paul and I were just sort of stranded, the two of us, and that offers a huge opportunity to bond.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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His concern extended beyond the precise question of the neutrality proclamation; Madison offered a more general admonition against bestowing war powers on a single, potentially flawed individual.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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This academic year, the district extended the school day for elementary students by 20 minutes.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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Two of those early projects focused on fusion energy and were led by scientists from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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By the time the mistake was realized and the wayward runners were led back onto the race course, they had been overtaken by rest of the field.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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The cabinet changes come on the heels of both a political pact, recently signed by parties with the prime minister, and the launching of the registration process for those seeking to run candidates in the next elections.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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In the Democratic primary, Amy Martinez-Salas, a legal assistant and UT Arlington alumna, is running uncontested.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Lain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lain. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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