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as in enacts
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals
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as in declares
to state clearly and strongly
at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments
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as in specifies
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
the supervisor laid down the procedure for a complaint of sexual harassment
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as in relinquishes
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
commanded the surrounded troops to lay down their weapons
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lays down
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Instead, the measure freezes corporate net operating loss and enacts taxes on social media companies, digital assets, fantasy sports, tobacco and sports betting on prediction market websites.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
1 June 2026 -
The Act would cease to apply the moment the federal government enacts overlapping requirements.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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The coach declares her team’s strategies as the best and most comprehensive in the country.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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How we are perceived is often not up to us, the painting declares.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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The bill specifies that nurse practitioners and physician assistants can sign off on do-not-resuscitate and POLST forms, as well as doctors.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
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The law specifies the restrictions that, if respected, render an expenditure independent.—
Lawrence Lessig,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
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Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold?—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Leaving Pemberton’s agricultural valley behind, the route passes steep rock faces before opening into a deep and rugged canyon shaped by the Fraser River.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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When a radio wave passes through, the atoms respond in a way that reveals the field’s strength, direction, and movement in three dimensions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 June 2026
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As a contractor for Spirit, the lawsuit asserts, AGI should have known that the airline was a company in distress.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Flávio Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing and asserts that Vorcaro’s money was used to produce a movie about his father’s life.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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And what do the fates of these men say about how and through whom the show defines audacity — a word that has two different interpretations and uses?—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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The most effective family offices are those that use technology to enhance efficiency, improve transparency, and strengthen collaboration, while still maintaining the personal approach that defines this unique industry.—
Paul Westall,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Without revealing too much, this structure from al-Mansour and co-writer Brad Niemann ends up having a roundabout reason too, given a bizarre third-act twist that renders moot the film’s entire point of view, along with its central themes.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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The cooler itself projects a custom image onto these spinning blades, which renders them as a floating hologram that hovers above the blades, larger than their diameter.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
7 June 2026
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“Lays down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lays%20down. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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