LAYING OUT Synonyms: 158 Similar and Opposite Words

laying out

verb

present participle of lay out

as in spending

to hand over or use up in payment he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself

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as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency

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as in classifying

to put into a particular arrangement plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region

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as in displaying

to present so as to invite notice or attention for the historic celebration, the museum laid out its full collection of native artifacts

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In the employer market, more recent data suggest the volumes of prescriptions — which are proprietary — are driving up spending more than prices, although prices are still a factor.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Born and raised in Flushing, Queens, to a Chinese family, Liu developed an early interest in beauty, recalling spending hours painting her nails after school.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of spending

Verb

Prince William and Prince Harry are both reportedly planning to honor the 30th anniversary of their mother, Princess Diana’s, death.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Oct. 2026
Democrats have warned in recent months that Trump is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or the National Guard to polling stations, as the president has made election security one of his key objectives in his second term.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of planning

Verb

Researchers also used measurements from the devices to create a simulation for classifying videos of moving handwritten digits.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Each one handles a discrete chunk of work, such as identifying a company website, classifying information, evaluating relationship signals or ranking relevant content.

— Gary Kotovets, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of classifying

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Inspired by an image of Black women displaying their natural hair together, Rice floated the idea of creating something similar in Kansas City.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Then, the film cuts to show our protagonist’s hand hovering in front of a slide projector displaying a plot of cheap land in South Carolina where nuclear weapons were developed during the Cold War.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of displaying

Verb

The urge is then to try to make the financial case for paying those up-front costs, with now-rancorous calls for ‘scaling up’ investments in mitigation technologies.

— Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
The White House hasn’t responded to inquiries about which part of the government is paying.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of paying

Verb

All those killed or missing this week were Nepali nationals preparing for foreign clients to arrive for the Autumn climbing season that began this month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Another worker was seen preparing food without a proper hair restraint, though this was corrected.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of preparing

Verb

Newsom was arranging a tour of Southern states later in the summer, specifically to get his face in front of South Carolinians.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
When clients or surrogates travel to California for important medical milestones, Tang and Sonnenberg are often there themselves—arranging schedules, accompanying appointments, and ensuring that days defined by medicine retain a sense of humanity.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of arranging

Verb

Even after the game, Riley apparently wasn’t aware that Stephens was soon on the sideline thereafter shown on NBC’s broadcast, not kneeling respectfully or exhibiting concern, but smiling and dapping up teammates.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
If a scheduling agent suddenly begins querying compensation records, that deserves the same scrutiny as an employee exhibiting the same behavior.

— Sumit Dhawan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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