lies (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of lie (down)
as in drops off

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  1. reclines
  2. couches
  3. sleeps
  4. nods
Verb
  • If Alice reclines all the way, Bob might initiate a three-quarters recline, followed by Carla, who reclines only halfway, until Dan stops the pulse by refusing to recline on principle.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Definition of reclines
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  • 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
Definition of couches
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  • Like a guardian of the absolute desert, Chile’s coastal mountain range sleeps a mineral slumber, the bluffs defending the driest desert in the world.
    — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
  • Police later arrested Ross Wardlaw, a 41-year-old homeless man who frequently sleeps along the Greenbelt, in connection to the crime.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
Definition of sleeps
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  • The restaurant nods to its royal heritage through a characterful design that combines classic Mayfair elegance with a modern dining experience.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • This includes nods for variety special (pre-recorded), sound mixing for a variety series or special, directing for a variety special, picture editing for variety programming, and technical direction and camerawork for a special.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of nods
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“Lies (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lies%20%28down%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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