lie (down)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
Verb
  • The shuttle can also drop off riders at transportation hubs linking them with other attractions.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The company expected user growth to drop off when Brazil lifted its ban in October, but in the wake of the election, the growth surge Bluesky is on now feels different, Wang said.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Watkins offered a similar sentiment, couching it in the language of sports.
    Gena Cox, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Beshear couched the investment as a single step in a broader pattern of investments in Louisville's West End as of late.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Synthetic bags are generally the best budget sleeping options for those camping in the heat.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
  • May help cushion your shoulders and hips, especially when sleeping on your side.
    Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Electric stoves were placed on wooden dining tables, reclining chairs, and wardrobes, transmitting heat into glass distillers and condensers.
    Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The rear seat slides fore and aft and reclines for comfort.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Each helicopter in the distance, each blood-curdling howl, each suspenseful dose of dissonance serves to intensify the film’s mental burden, creating a gut-wrenching abyss of mounting despair that nods to the era, 1978, when Chile was floundering under the hushed state violence of Augusto Pinochet.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • With a name that nods to the midday professional gatherings of the 1980s, Citymeals on Wheels’ annual Power Lunch began as a convergence of New York City’s most powerful women—to raise crucial funds for the nonprofit and upend the stereotypical masculine associations with the occasion.
    David Graver, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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