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
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  • The absence of privacy in these open rooms was a nonissue for the Romans, who also slept, ate, and bathed in view of one another.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When a wildfire threatens a community, most people don’t think to ask whether the firefighters coming to help slept enough the night before, recovered from the previous day’s shift or have enough energy left for another day on the fire line.
    — Julian L. Gallegos, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • Tristan winked at a friend seated in the courtroom gallery, who nodded back.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Princess of Wales wore earrings that honored Queen Elizabeth II and a necklace that nodded to her three children.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of nodded
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  • After his shortest outing of the season last Friday, Webb turned in six strong innings with six strikeouts.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Good finish Walker Buehler turned in his second consecutive quality start.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of turned in
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  • Outer Banks’ success has always rested on an emotional depth that distracts from nonsense plot points and over-the-top escapades.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The defense has rested in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three children.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 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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