laying on

verb

present participle of lay on
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
  1. applying
  2. employing
  3. spreading
  4. hiring
  5. smearing
  6. recruiting
  7. laying
  8. taking on
Verb
  • During the LolaVie styling session, Aniston also praised Cox’s hair while applying the brand’s Glossing Detangler.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of applying
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  • Gunther, however, consistently taunted Aldis's wife, Mickie James, and son at ringside, employing a brutal, methodical approach.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The newer Kobe variant diverges by employing Knicks blue and orange through a splatter pattern on its eyestay panel and heel counter, as well as underneath a translucent blue outsole.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Definition of employing
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  • Swells generated by Bertha will continue spreading westward along the northern Gulf Coast during the next few days.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • But since the team first rolled out the tactic in early July, the idea may be spreading.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of spreading
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  • That puts additional weight on the value of the face-to-face interview — one of the last remaining stages of the hiring process that can’t be automated.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
  • The casting was just as important as hiring our cinematographer or our production designer.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of hiring
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  • At the entrance of Kollparay, Quispe pauses, taking my hands and smearing them with soil—the soil of her village.
    — Paola Miglio, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026
  • This will lead to smearing dust particles around instead of picking them up, which is where a wet cloth comes into play.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
Definition of smearing
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  • But there’s also room for a couple of 3 stars, as the Super 11 is more about high school star power than recruiting ranking.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • That's right, Curt Cignetti just changed the entire dynamic of Hoosier recruiting with a commitment from one Monshun Sales, a five-star wideout hailing from nearby Indianapolis.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of recruiting
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  • That one feature has taken Volkwine’s crew more than five months of moving dirt, laying rebar and concrete and hand-shaping every line in the smooth surface that untold numbers of skaters and bikers will use starting this fall.
    — Noah Daly July 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
  • Jon asks, suggesting a name and/or laying the groundwork for his priest father to come and bless the child.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
Definition of laying
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  • By taking on the meme generator, Saflor may hit a wall if the court finds that his arguments apply to any meme generator and a finding in his favor could risk undercutting the entire meme ecosystem, Goldman said.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
  • Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively halted, and significantly lower through the Bab-al-Mandeb strait – with oil tankers unwilling to risk taking on fire from the Iranians and Houthis.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of taking on
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“Laying on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20on. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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