1
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
a politician who had laid by his principles years ago
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2
as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
ever since the last hurricane caught them unprepared, they have laid by emergency supplies
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay by
Verb
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And now is looking to dump salary and rebuild yet again.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026 -
Bird baths should be dumped and refilled every few days, too.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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In this case, the move is less risky since systems running consumer chips are less likely to store data that’s valuable enough to motivate a sophisticated physical attack.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
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The kidneys and glands, such as the parathyroid glands, produce hormones such as parathyroid hormone and vitamin D that act as signals to tell bone when to release calcium and phosphate into the bloodstream and when to store them.—
Priya Bhardwaj,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
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Inspectors stopped food preparation immediately and tomato soup prepared with the brown water was discarded.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 June 2026
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The council also ordered up a measure doubling the amount of money allocated for the Department of Recreation and Parks, discarding an alternative plan that would have increased it by 50%.—
Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The source of Soloviev’s angst lay in part in growing up with a father who was one of the more imposing, cantankerous figures in the history of New York real estate — a demographic with stiff competition.—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Curbed,
22 June 2026
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Perhaps the answer lay in what Harris did say.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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There are many reasons for this – not the least of which is that ditching the pilot and the cockpit itself opens up the opportunity to not only simplify the design of the aircraft, but also free up valuable cargo space and reduce weight.—
David Szondy
June 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
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When security turns them away at the gate, some fans are stashing their bags nearby — apparently planning to grab them later — and that’s creating a real headache for law enforcement, according to The Star.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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That said, there’s also an outer zipper pocket to stash earbuds or a small wallet.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
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Following the news that Major League Baseball stated that members of the San Francisco Giants violated the league's rules by writing Bible verses on their pride hats, Dan Dakich unloaded on the league.—
Ryan Morik OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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With an American League ripe for the taking, is this a year in which the Guardians unload some prospects and make a push?—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Females mate only once in their 10–30-day lifespan but can lay up to 3,000 eggs.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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According to Wilkins, a single female iguana can lay up to 70 eggs, contributing to rapid population growth.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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