1
as in pays
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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2
as in plans
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 classifies
to put into a particular arrangement
plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region
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as in displays
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lays out
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And nobody really pays attention.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025 -
The job pays $100 for eight hours of work.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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The couple plans to spend their lottery prize by donating a portion, setting some money aside for their grandchildren and saving whatever is left.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Tanner then plans to take over the county government — ousting the Joneses from power — and changing the name of Loving County to Tanner County, according to a recent story in the Houston Chronicle.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Sabato's Crystal Ball also classifies the race as leaning toward Republicans.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Forbes classifies Ellison–who bought nearly all of the Hawaiian island Lanai for $300 million in 2012–as a California resident based on his voter registration.—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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These audits could involve making sure that a gas station prominently displays safety warnings, customer experience at a restaurant or shopping experiences at a retail store.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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That list instead displays what people in every other territory except the largest music market in the world are listening to.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The song also spends its 13th week on the Billboard Global 200, dating to its first frame in January.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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The new working budget notes JCPS spends significantly more per student in schools with smaller populations.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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Davis also explains that her appreciation for the Loungefly designs derives from her childhood, sharing that her father is an artist and set designer, and her mother was an interior designer.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
21 Sep. 2025
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The company designs, develops and lightweight structures and propulsion systems.—
Bill Koenig,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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But after the app arranges the list, parents are still responsible for completing it.—
Miranda Rake,
The Atlantic,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Chronological Border arranges the beds in chronological order from the 16th to the 20th century.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The blue jay/green jay hybrid, a male offspring of a green jay mother and a blue jay father, has predominantly blue feathers, but exhibits black coloring on its face, similar to that of a green jay.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Juror Carey Voss, exhibits curator at Little Rock’s Historic Arkansas Museum, selected the artists for inclusion; applications were open to all artists who identify as women and reside in Arkansas.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Lays out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lays%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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