1
as in to discard
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
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To remove the pulp from the seeds, use a spoon or butter knife to scrape the pulp, separating it from the seeds, which may be discarded.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Duplicate submissions will be discarded.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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These tiny plastic pieces emerge as bottles are made, stored, transported and broken down, and shed particles when they’re manipulated and exposed to sunlight or temperature changes, experts cautioned.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Some startups are turning these advances into real technologies – from storing gases more safely, to pulling clean water straight from desert air, to building more energy-efficient air conditioners.—
Stavroula Alina Kampouri,
The Conversation,
9 Oct. 2025
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Aguilera said its unclear how often boaters illegally dump sewage into the water in Fort Lauderale, though pumpout vessels have been well-used in other parts of Florida.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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For a company like Tesla, dumping the AM/FM radio to cut costs does not exactly scream innovation.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Liverpool’s pursuit of Champions League qualification lay in tatters.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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For Dickinson, the greater challenge lay in finding the right tone to strike around the film’s sensitive subject matter of homelessness and mental health.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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Gen Zers in their droves are ditching college to become their own boss.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Duke also proposed new natural gas plants, like in Vermillion County, Indiana, and the Sierra Club noted the utility has ditched plans to build out renewable energy.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
14 Oct. 2025
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Or go on the opposite side of the design spectrum and wake up your coffee party with an Anut Cairo Circus jar—a perfect place to stash sugar cubes.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
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The hoard includes some unusual coins and tells a story about the time when it was carefully stashed away.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Stick it under an SUV liftgate when unloading the trunk or cooking on a slide-out kitchen after dark.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Mariners’ third baseman, who slugged 49 in the regular season for the second time in his career, unloaded on a Flaherty fastball in the fourth inning, blasting it 422 feet into the left field seats above the bullpens.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Adult female flies can lay up to 400 eggs at a time, and each larva in a human patient has to be physically dug out from infected flesh.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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Walking up the eighteenth hole, Woad laid up into the par-5 finisher before sticking a 3/4 wedge to 2 feet to seal the tournament.—
Mike Fore,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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