LAYING BY Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

laying by

verb

present participle of lay by

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted a politician who had laid by his principles years ago

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as in storing

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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Auger-Aliassime was moving lethargically, not showing a lot of energy, dumping water on his head during changeovers to cool down.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
On Thursday morning, crews in bright yellow vests were using large lifts to reach the top of the mill’s western side and were dumping debris into nearby train cars.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

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For systems where every gram and cubic centimeter matters, storing heat rather than immediately removing it can provide another way to manage short-duration thermal loads.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Creating an accurate transcript, pairing it with a concise summary and storing both in a consistent, searchable system allows future teams to build on previous thinking rather than reconstruct it.

— Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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With resellers scooping up a huge swath of the Open’s face-value tickets and unloading them at whatever price the (admittedly flush) market will bear, more and more fans in Ashe have little or no interest in what’s actually happening on the court.

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Doxsee’s job consisted mostly of physical labor—unloading boxcars of grain and other materials, hauling them around the factory, and working the bagging machine on the building’s top floor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of unloading

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Its two large outer patch pockets are useful for stashing items on the go, while its large internal zipped pocket could safely store a laptop.

— Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026
Sticky Outdoor Toys Instead of stashing dirty or damaged outdoor toys back on the shelf, go through every item and carefully inspect it, discarding any broken or torn toys and giving dirty ones a good deep clean.

— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of stashing

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Toyota's luxury division is taking its efficiency up a notch for the 2027 model year by completely discarding its gas powertrain.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
How Your Kidneys Process Multivitamins The kidneys continuously filter the blood, reabsorbing the nutrients and discarding waste.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of discarding

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Cate Blanchett is ditching her signature platinum-blonde bob—temporarily.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
As for how Jason’s family would react to him ditching his signature beard, his wife, Kylie Kelce, recently responded to a listener who asked how their four daughters might react to him shaving off his beard on her Not Gonna Lie podcast.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ditching

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But at this point, many SEC administrators would rather find out by getting a win or by losing and then moving forward with that knowledge.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The tropical cyclone reached Category 5, defined by sustained winds of 157 mph or greater, overnight Friday before losing some of its steam and settling into Category 4’s limits of sustained winds of 130 to 156 mph by Saturday.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

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