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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
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Select the size and layout of the island, build and design it collaboratively, access your inventory and decorate, plus invite residents from your home island.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The European Central Bank’s explainer, plus national supervisors such as De Nederlandsche Bank, lay out what providers must do and by when; the European Payments Council has published the dedicated VoP rulebook to make name/IBAN checks interoperable across PSPs.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Three wood-burning fireplaces anchor the layout, while the library doubles as a bar for late-night drinks.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2025
Select the size and layout of the island, build and design it collaboratively, access your inventory and decorate, plus invite residents from your home island.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Crevoiserat will define the new market and lay out the company’s three-year strategic plan at an investor meeting Wednesday.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The European Central Bank’s explainer, plus national supervisors such as De Nederlandsche Bank, lay out what providers must do and by when; the European Payments Council has published the dedicated VoP rulebook to make name/IBAN checks interoperable across PSPs.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layout
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Headquartered in London, Longwave will focus on factual content for the global TV market across all unscripted genres – from investigative series, factual entertainment formats through to human interest stories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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And in August, former WME and ABC Entertainment head Lloyd Braun, ex-Showtime president Jana Winograde, and former NBCUniversal Television and Streaming entertainment chairwoman Susan Rovner unveiled MicroCo, a startup that also aims to bring Hollywood know-how to the burgeoning format.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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However, the answer is right there in Price’s production design.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Mlambert Floor Lamp, $40 with Prime The floor lamp has a simple yet versatile design.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Han says the funds raised through the Hong Kong listing will help the robotaxi firm continue to spend on R&D and deployment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Carter tells Rolling Stone the band approached him about joining the upcoming lineup in late September and have spent the time since working through booking and logistics.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Every two weeks, three new GCCs are set up in India, and 60% of existing centers plan to expand.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Taxing the 1% To fund many of his proposals, Mamdani plans to raise taxes on corporations and wealthy New Yorkers.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The ratings group classifies 17 Republican Senate seats as solid Republican, with only two likely Republican and one as leans Republican.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Furthermore, policymakers and procurement officials now classify technologies by urgency.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The logo of Softbank is displayed at a press briefing on Softbank’s new service in Tokyo on January 15, 2018.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The posts only displayed a few users’ comments despite hundreds of messages.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Peonies also require a period of chill time that signals bud formation while the plant is dormant.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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When their biggest demonic enemy (Lee Byung-hun) encourages the formation of an equally popular K-pop boy band aimed at stealing the souls of their fans, the trio has to fight harder than ever to hold the demons at bay while keeping their friendship intact.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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While Mars has terrain that’s varied in terms of composition, elevation, and dustiness versus compactness, one vastly underappreciated aspect is how different the Martian soil composition is from Earth’s.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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And while turnout was high in the states for an off-year election, no assumption about turnout and the composition of the electorate is safe, as Republicans learned Tuesday night.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Layout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layout. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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