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laying by

verb

present participle of lay by
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laying by
  1. dumping
  2. storing
  3. unloading
  4. stashing
  5. discarding
  6. ditching
  7. losing
  8. throwing away
Verb
  • By dumping pro-Palestinian Macklemore from his tour, apolitical Ed Sheeran is suddenly political, argues news and culture critic Lorraine Ali.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • One great way to do that is dumping the ball off to your dynamic running back who can catch the ball out of the backfield.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dumping
Verb
  • Oaks support a wide range of organisms, anchoring entire ecosystems, and also serve the vital task of storing carbon on a warming planet.
    — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Prevent cross-contamination by using separate cutting boards and storing raw meat, poultry, and seafood on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
    — Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of storing
Verb
  • An employee was also observed loading dirty dishes into a dish rack and subsequently unloading clean dishes from a dish rack without washing their hands.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Many showed up every morning, unloading pallets of potatoes, working the front desk, helping others who came for food.
    — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of unloading
Verb
  • That role is worth stashing before the hierarchy becomes obvious.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of stashing
Verb
  • During the response, drone pilots spotted the man discarding a rifle outside the residence, police said.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That method involves preserving the initial prompt and the last several thousand reasoning tokens, but discarding many of the intermediate reasoning tokens.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of discarding
Verb
  • Harington told the podcast that the Potter audiobooks were helpful in the wake of ditching alcohol.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • By ditching all-wheel drive for pure rear-wheel drive, VW is hoping driving dynamics, tactile steering feedback and chassis playfulness means more to modern buyers than raw neck-snapping speed.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ditching
Verb
  • Losing experienced educators means losing years of knowledge, relationships and expertise that cannot simply be replaced with another name on a classroom roster.
    — Roberto Fernandez III, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Otherwise, every losing party would have an incentive to scour deliberations for something improper.
    — Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of losing
Verb
  • The New York Sanitation Department is telling New Yorkers to stop throwing away their needles the wrong way.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Residents described throwing away food, shelling out for generators and sending their children away to family.
    — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of throwing away
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“Laying by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20by. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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