LAYING ON Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

laying on

verb

present participle of lay on

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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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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By applying sunscreen before heading outdoors, reapplying throughout the day and pairing it with other forms of sun protection, Mercer said people can reduce their risk of sunburn, premature skin aging and skin cancer.

— Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
These two drivers are poised to reaccelerate earnings by increasing high-margin recurring revenue and applying DBS to systematically improve Masimo's margins.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 16 July 2026

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The companies said the NSMV program helped transform the facility from a largely dormant shipyard employing only a few dozen workers into a site with more than 2,000 production workers.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
In a paper published this month in PLOS One, Alaei and her colleagues propose an alternative - employing a suite of superworms, a kind of hefty beetle larva that can capably pick a variety of animal skeletons clean.

— Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026

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Kovich said attracting new development will ultimately be key to lowering rates further by spreading the cost of the water system across more customers.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Many consumers are visiting more stores and making smaller purchases at each one, spreading their spending around rather than sticking to one retailer out of habit or loyalty.

— Arthur Zackiewicz, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Definition of spreading

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Brands are hiring cautiously after layoffs and restructurings; rising graduate numbers are vastly outweighing entry-level job openings; and AI is rapidly reshaping hiring across industries.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
Martinez acknowledges hiring a crew to repair her wood-frame roof.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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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

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Bloomberg is already laying groundwork for the internationalization of India’s government bond market.

— Priyanka Salve,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Echidnas, similar to the platypus, are monotremes, egg-laying mammals that typically produce only one egg per breeding season.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Definition of laying

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Athletic Club Boise will test itself on the world stage next month, taking on Sporting FC from Costa Rica’s top division.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
With interest rates still elevated, savers who have accumulated a substantial cash balance have an opportunity to earn meaningful returns without taking on market risk.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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