lie (down)

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Verb
  • The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Council President Elliot Payne, who voted against the motion, said during the meeting that approximately 60 people are sleeping overnight at the encampment.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The city that never sleeps provides endless opportunities for Black singles to connect.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new service, which will launch in November, will feature 21 seats on a double-decker bus (18 on the upper level and three on the lower level), each of which recline into a fully lie-flat bed, according to the company.
    Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There’s an option to recline in a seated position, or a near-complete recline that’s closer to lying down.
    Emily Hein, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The report also nods to new, user-friendly dietary guidelines expected later this year.
    Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In December 2023, the school board passed a resolution vowing to rethink school choice and prioritize neighborhood schools, nodding to their role as vital community hubs.
    Mila Koumpilova, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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