LAIN UP Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

lain up

verb

past participle of lie up

as in dropped off

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Bönan said the aim is to make visitors feel like guests in a prince’s house, much like the nobles and royals who were welcomed and slept under its grand ceilings.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Previously, its largest expandable camper slept up to six people inside a 300-sq ft floor plan.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

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The father of Dinesh Deshmukh had approved of Meera’s photograph and nodded with deep interest at Bajirao’s quick listing of Meera’s accomplishments during her nine years of schooling and her subsequent years of housework.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Even the afternoon’s custom table runners, made from archival fabric by FIT Menswear students, nodded to the designer’s signature ikat print, first introduced in 1983.

— Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

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Former president Michel Martelly, who last week turned in his paperwork to run for the top post again, has been blacklisted by all three of Haiti’s foreign partners.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Tru Warrior Casas of Fairfax turned in a great individual performance, rushing for 331 yards and four touchdowns in a loss to Palisades.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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