lays on

verb

present tense third-person singular of lay on
1
as in spreads
to put a layer of on a surface she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel

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2
as in employs
chiefly British to provide with a paying job lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lays on
  1. spreads
  2. employs
  3. applies
  4. hires
  5. lays
  6. recruits
  7. smears
  8. takes on
Verb
  • Tell me what the heck a gross bacterium that spreads disease has to do with sunscreen.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Candida auris is a type of yeast that can cause severe illness and spreads easily among patients with serious medical conditions in health care facilities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
    — Emma Koppelman, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of spreads
Verb
  • Caillois employs this term throughout his 1960 book Méduse et cie (The Mask of Medusa), which traces this hypnotic phenomenon through human as well as natural history.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Canvas employs a broad set of AI models in the way tools from Luma, OpenArt and Runway do.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of employs
Verb
  • This now applies to veterans, homeless individuals, young adults aging out of foster care, parents of 14- to 17-year-olds and those aged 55 to 64.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Georgia's statute, by comparison, applies to a particular lawful industry that state lawmakers sought to protect from financial discrimination.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of applies
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  • Circumstances won’t let her escape so easily, though, when their landlord, Ron (Glynn Turman), hires Diarra to track down his missing armoire.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
  • Analyzing 120,000 graduates, researchers found that if a firm hires just one additional alum from a specific Ivy League sports team, the probability of another teammate joining rises by a remarkable 194%.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of hires
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  • Dallas Caton’s bass-heavy production lays the foundation for the frantic and propulsive record.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
  • The success of the Chongtai section directly lays the structural blueprint for upcoming mega-projects across Guangdong, Shanghai, and coastal transit networks worldwide.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of lays
Verb
  • Saldaña plays Joe McNamara, a CIA station chief leading the covert Lioness unit, which recruits and trains female soldiers for global counter-terrorism missions, balancing this with a challenging family life.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Georgia recruits better than almost anyone in the country, and the 2026 edition of this roster will feature a ton of former big-time prospects who waited their turn and were developed the old-fashioned way.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of recruits
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  • The atmosphere works on them a little bit harder and reduces their strength and smears them a little bit more.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Offshore dollar savings and onshore settlement demand are diverging, and the supply chart smears the two together.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of smears
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  • Shadowbox takes on management of Kaufman Astoria after a tumultuous period at the studios.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Joshua takes on heavyweight contender Kristian Prenga in the main event of an overall strong card.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of takes on
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