Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay back
Verb
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Fernandes Anderson doled out a $13,000 bonus to one of her Council staffers, a relative but not an immediate family member, on the condition that $7,000 be kicked back to her.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025 -
Hudgens also kicked back at the resort’s Essencia Spa and had a seven-course meal at the Muna rooftop restaurant.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Emilie Schleer, a 37-year-old mother of two, spoke of the brazen break-in that occurred at her South End home in July, when a homeless woman squatted in her residence while her family was away for the weekend.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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She’s squatted on her heels within a tight copse of five or six stones leaning like dolmens, chin on chest as if an engrossing thing lies between her feet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In episode three, a tadpolelike specimen from a facehugger is plopped into a tank with a lung.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 Aug. 2025
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The women seem like they were plucked from 2004, plopped into present day, and just can't grasp how the modern world operates.—
Colleen Kratofil,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Throughout their trip, Gomez and her friends lounged on the beach and dressed up in matching sweatsuits.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Guests of the hotel lounged around the pool, mingling, laughing, and dancing.—
L'Oréal Blackett,
Refinery29,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In Tennessee, Vrabel’s defenses straddled league average most years.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Unlike previous starts this season, Verlander wouldn’t be straddled with a no decision due to a lack of offense.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And playback will pause when the headphones detect they're being removed from the wearer's head, then resume when plonked back on.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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Robles is rehabbing from a shoulder injury that has kept him sidelined for over four months, and he's been getting plunked by an unusually high amount of pitches during his brief time in the minors.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Lay back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20back. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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