laying out

present participle of lay out
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laying out
Verb
  • New Mexico’s defense was particularly effective in the first half, getting 10 tackles for loss and spending a lot of time in the Broncos’ backfield.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Lanthimos noted that after spending six months shooting a film and six months editing, there was then another six months to spend on the promotional tour.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Oracle first began the process of planning its new campus before 2021, when an economic development agreement was announced by Nashville Mayor John Cooper.
    Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In the midst of putting up your pumpkin decor and planning your Halloween costume, don’t forget that fall is a great time to upgrade your wardrobe.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Originally designed for communications, these cables are now adapted to act as giant, passive sonar arrays capable of detecting, classifying, and tracking submarines, surface vessels, and other undersea activity across sea lanes.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Once this pretraining stage is complete, the next step is to tailor V-JEPA to accomplish specific tasks such as classifying images or identifying actions depicted in videos.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The gallery features three floors displaying art by more than 40 local and regional artists and makers.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The grounds have 12 different gardens, displaying rose gardens and desert plants.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Duran had bigger concerns than who might be paying a local blogger.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Tariffs are also part of the reason Americans are paying more at repair shops — auto parts are primarily imported and now subject to tariffs of 25%.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How has Perez been preparing the ground for change?
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Amazon is preparing to cut as much as 15% of its human resources staff, with additional layoffs likely in other divisions, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Get our best clever painting hacks to extend the height of a room, space-saving storage ideas, and tips for arranging bedroom furniture.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In other words, this year, the Eagles’ opponents are more often presenting four deep defenders against their three wide receiver sets instead of deploying a single-high safety and arranging the remaining defenders to play closer to the line of scrimmage.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Materials could withstand 20 times more pressure Yiming Ji, the first author of the study, also underlined that their materials could withstand 20 times more pressure compared to those produced with previous methods, while exhibiting only 20% shrinkage versus 60-90%.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Below, executives from 10 of the exhibiting denim mills from around the globe share the highlights from their upcoming Spring/Summer 2027 collections that will be on view at the show.
    Carved, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Laying out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20out. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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