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as in format
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
the decorator changed the layout of the living room three times before declaring it finished
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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
the layout of his portraits typically consists of a finely drawn subject against a roughly sketched background
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as in to spend
to hand over or use up in payment
he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself
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as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency
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as in to classify
to put into a particular arrangement
plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region
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as in to display
to present so as to invite notice or attention
for the historic celebration, the museum laid out its full collection of native artifacts
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Recent Examples of layout
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Customization applies to almost every aspect on board, including layouts, hundreds of material and color choices, and 12 seat styles.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Aug. 2025
What Lear does by thinking alongside Plenty Coups is lay out the possibility of a way of living that commits to the idea that, no matter what comes, there will still be a good, and that good will still be worth striving for.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Underneath, a four-motor layout using BYD’s Yi Sifang system runs on a 1,200-volt silicon-carbide platform.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Customization applies to almost every aspect on board, including layouts, hundreds of material and color choices, and 12 seat styles.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
That decision also determined that deductions cannot be taken unless leases specify which costs can be shared and lay out how the deductions will be calculated.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Aug. 2025
What Lear does by thinking alongside Plenty Coups is lay out the possibility of a way of living that commits to the idea that, no matter what comes, there will still be a good, and that good will still be worth striving for.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layout
Noun
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The Classic version is the original game recreated in as exact a format as possible.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Webtoon Entertainment, the media company that arguably paved the way for the global mainstream acceptance of the mobile webcomic format, has partnered with Boom!—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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With Vectis, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is acting on a bold vision to deliver high-end survivability and mission systems capability at aggressive cost targets and design, build and fly within two years, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Vernova is also planning to build new nuclear plants in North America with its advanced small reactor design, the BWRX-300.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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Kelly spent about an hour answering questions from students.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the Reddit account, the Steam profile appearing to belong to Jahn pointed to the life of an avid gamer, with over 10,000 hours spent playing games like Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Rust.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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That would all total over 102 million metric tons of annual capacity by 2030 if all goes as planned, Sabel said.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Now, the organization’s Public Buildings Service, which had the most layoffs, is planning to reorganize beginning next month based on program rather than geography.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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At the time, that specimen was classified as Harpiola grisea, a related species.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service and other federal law enforcement agencies also would participate in investigations, and Attorney General Pam Bondi is directed to submit a list of groups to classify as domestic terrorist organizations.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ekitike has displayed that in his general play but also his goal celebrations — like the talking hand gesture in the Community Shield, when speculation over Isak’s arrival was still feverish, or his bow in the Merseyside derby — and dancing to his song post-match.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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An electronic board displays a share price of the Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 4, 2024.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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The chief of staff of one of Kyiv’s volunteer formation legions, Andriy, whose call-sign is Stolyar, said his unit is composed of people from all walks of life – from construction workers to businessmen to poets.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Stars are seen to be forming within the Magellanic Stream, and similar bridges and tidal tails are known to be hot-spots of star formation elsewhere in the universe.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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In Apple’s testing, models via Private Cloud Compute perform better on things like writing summaries and composition compared to on-device models.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Tattoo artist Kelly Violet painted a haunting floral, while Cosmodernism did a composition inspired by microscopic chemical patterns.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Layout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layout. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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