laying out

present participle of lay out
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laying out
Verb
  • This summer’s transfer window was a record-setting one, with Premier League teams spending more than £3billion — seven of the 20 clubs paid the highest fee in their history — as the division outspent Europe’s other four major leagues combined.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In 2024, Detroit Free Press' Georgea Kovanis shared her experiences spending a year, along with photographer Mandi Wright, with Amanda, a woman addicted to drugs who is helping others like her, distributing harm reduction items that have saved lives.
    Detroit Free Press staff, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fast food chain Cookout is planning to open at least 19 new restaurants.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Anyone planning to bring an exotic animal into Kentucky is required to have transportation permit.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Forecasters give Sherrill an advantage, with both the Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball classifying the race as Leans Democrat.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • One example is neuron selectivity in neural networks for classifying images.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Besides being easy to grasp and move around, this wooden toy’s smooth lines give it an heirloom quality for displaying in the nursery.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That is, someone can experience hunger – not getting enough to eat – without displaying the physical signs of malnutrition.
    Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The investigation also showed settlement agreements ALDOT had signed with some residents soon after flooding concerns arose, paying each homeowner up to $5,000.
    Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The bank’s investigation revealed that Javice had enlisted the help of a data science professor, paying him $18,000 to create fake customer data.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Broncos were without timeouts, so Nix was preparing to get in position to clock the ball and give Wil Lutz a field-goal attempt.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Virginia’s large population of federal workers is preparing for major disruption.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Elite Asian Matchmaker is a white-glove service that handles all the logistics, from vetting potential matches to arranging dates, allowing clients to simply show up and enjoy the experience.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The tour company optimized the schedule to match workers' paid time off, by arranging departure days scheduled around holidays or weekends, which minimizes the days a traveler would need to take from work.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Its form thus neatly meets the Kantian criterion of exhibiting its purpose.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Laying out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20out. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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