laying out

present participle of lay out
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laying out
Verb
  • After spending the first nine years of his career with the Washington Capitals, Johansson was traded to the New Jersey Devils in the summer of 2017, just before the Caps broke through with their Cup win.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Simon-Kucher also has a new holiday shopping report, which surveyed consumers in July, and is forecasting Gen Z shoppers to reduce their holiday shopping budget by only 1%, from $814 to $805, while Millennials will be spending 14% more year over year.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her lawyers are now planning to file a damages lawsuit against the South Korean government, JTBC reported.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • China is planning a robotic mission in 2028 with the goal of being the first country to bring a sample back from the surface of Mars.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Delays in classifying more illnesses hurt people, Tom O'Connor said.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The court forbade companies from classifying workers as independent contractors except in narrow circumstances.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These systems, mounted on school buses, use high-definition cameras to detect vehicles that illegally pass when the school bus is stopped and displaying stop signals.
    BusPatrol - A Mission-Driven Organization, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The platform will switch to displaying weekly active visitors.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The average vehicle sells for nearly $50,000 and almost 20% of new car buyers are paying $1,000 or more a month, the report said.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Richard Linklater’s French-language black-and-white film Nouvelle Vague, paying tribute to the French New Wave movement, initially looked like one of the strongest candidates for the honor.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This education gap in preparing employees to use AI and other new technologies effectively is a glaring, industry-wide need.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Originally preparing for former LSU and Ole Miss QB Walker Howard, the Tigers will instead see redshirt freshman Daniel Beale.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Strategic leaders are the generals, arranging forces before engagements.
    George Bradt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Lizzo plops down in a straw chair with familiarity, arranging the many pillows around her and assuming a palms-up position.
    Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yamaha will be exhibiting its two new models at the upcoming SoCal CanJam headphone enthusiast show, which is on from September 13-14, at the Irvine Marriott in Irvine, California.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Acutis’ site reported incidents of the host – the bread used in the rite – beginning to bleed or even exhibiting living tissue.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Laying out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laying%20out. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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