lay up

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Recent Examples of lay up Morikawa was laid up 90 yards out, while Henley's approach sailed right of the green. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 At age 8, in Croatia, his sick father was temporarily laid up in bed. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2025 The life cycle of a moth is 65 to 90 days, with female moths laying up to 300 eggs each. Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025 But this bruin had laid up too much of his winter’s fat already. Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lay up
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Verb
  • Willie Eugene Sims, 69, was taken into custody in Ohio and charged with Ralston’s killing after a breakthrough in the case linked him to evidence long stored but never matched — until now, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.
    Bethany Brown, People.com, 12 May 2025
  • More than 12 million people have verified themselves through the orbs and roughly 26 million have downloaded the World app, where people store their World ID, digital assets and access other tools, the company says.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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  • The clearest sign of the person that the cardinals would go on to choose lay in the short bulletin issued on the morning of May 6 by the Vatican’s press office.
    Anna Rowlands, Time, 12 May 2025
  • The baby was captured sleeping on his mother's chest, stretching his limbs out while laying in a crib and sucking on a pacifier while looking at his mother.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 11 May 2025
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  • Plus, each chair includes an attachable caddy for stashing drinks and snacks.
    Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
  • Alo Yoga: Leggings, dresses, and more than 200 other styles are secretly stashed away in its sale section.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 19 May 2025

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“Lay up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20up. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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