1
as in applying
to put a layer of on a surface
she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel
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2
as in employing
chiefly British
to provide with a paying job
lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laying on
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To plug the gaps, faculty have been frantically applying for nonfederal sources of money.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Overloading the joints or applying excessive torque may cause mechanical deformation or servo damage, according to reports.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Much like a soccer team employing zonal marking on a corner kick or free kick, going zone against a baseline out of bounds (BLOB) or sideline out of bounds (SLOB) play simplifies the defensive assignments and minimizes the impact of the opponent's crossing and screening actions.—
Jim Root,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Velasca works with leading producers, employing cashmere from Filati Biagioli Modesto and fabrics from Thomas Mason for its shirts.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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As portfolio manager on the iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF (GGOV), Becker is making the case for spreading allocations out to governments around the globe.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even Swift’s mom, Andrea, got her close-up, bracelet stack and all, while spreading the friendship at Hard Rock Stadium.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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But while many hiring professionals are concerned about applicants using AI in the process, one leader actually hunts for talent using the tech in application rounds.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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What to know about city, state laws Elam said larger cities like Louisville could choose to implement a similar program to Elizabethtown but might consider hiring compliance officers outside the police force.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere, Mussolini’s goons beat to death a Catholic member of Parliament who refused to bend, the blood from his face and hands smearing the alley wall like stigmata.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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After smearing Tylenol, the president's unscripted remarks quickly veered into an incoherent rant linking vaccines to autism as well.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Mould plowed on, recruiting former Mercyland bassist Barbe and Human Switchboard and Zulus drummer Travis as his new rhythm section.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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The companies that are surviving can scale from 50 to 300 people on a case-by-case basis, recruiting per project rather than permanently.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Since being deployed to the nation’s capital in August, many guardsmen have been assigned to help with beautification projects like picking up trash and laying mulch, according to CNN.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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With the country music landscape now punctuated by a generation of young songwriters laying bare personal trauma and intense heartache, Whitcomb wanted his first full-length to capture his life so far, darkness be damned.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Oli Kay is bravely taking on those who are willing to die on that hill.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Unlike with Netflix or HBO, YouTube creators are taking on the risk for their projects (though, granted, there’s a great disparity in production budgets).—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Laying on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20on. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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