lain up

verb

past participle of lie up
as in dropped off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lain up
  1. slept
  2. nodded
  3. turned in
  4. rested
  5. dozed
Verb
  • Santa Monica Fire Deputy Chief Tom Clemo has barely slept since Saturday.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While some like Ríos García have slept on the boulevard, others struggle to get some rest on balconies and front porches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • The costume nodded to the cover of D4vd’s first EP, Petals to Thorns, and helped Alvarez win a $1,000 fan prize.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Birdie nodded, though the answer was more complicated than a simple yes.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of nodded
Verb
  • Pattern of collisions on high-speed road The block of Sheldon Road where Kaur turned in front of Lopez appears safer than the intersections that bookend it, where clusters of crashes have occurred.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Apple turned in another solid earnings report overall for the June 2026 quarter, which marks the last earnings period for outgoing CEO Tim Cook.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of turned in
Verb
  • Some landed on nearby plants, while others rested on guests’ clothing or settled briefly on the ground.
    — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That coalition mattered because FIFA’s political strength has traditionally rested on balancing competing continental interests.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of rested
Verb
  • The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
    — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dozed
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