Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lain up
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In practice, these behaviors had little measurable impact on how long or how well kids slept, except that screen use delayed falling asleep slightly.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025 -
Just steps from the skinny green rowhouse where his wife and two young sons slept, footsteps quickened in the crosswalk behind Zeek, pounding the asphalt.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jarda Hejl, the bartender and owner, nodded to her.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Miu Miu leaned into tradition, rendering argyle in a restrained palette that nodded to its country club roots.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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The group of six turned in some of their strongest individual performances, ending Sunday with Simeon Woods Richardson, who threw six shutout innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, striking out nine.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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At the time of this writing, Cook has turned in another big game on the ground so far.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Douglas crew looked rested and relaxed while on vacation over the Thanksgiving break back in 2022.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Once LeMaistre rested her case, Wayne testified in his own defense, taking the stand as his fellow Atlanta artist Young Thug watched from the gallery.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Lain up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lain%20up. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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