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
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  • 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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  • Yarlington Lodge is a 12-acre estate that sleeps up to 32 guests and also features a Jacuzzi, a private movie theater, and a tennis court.
    — Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of sleeps
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  • Some of the biggest shows of the year are only recognized in the acting categories but miss in series nods.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • This 18-guest, 196-foot charter-first dahabiya is distinctive, too, in that Kazazian’s aesthetic doesn’t hark back to those Imperial days, but instead nods more to the slick, white interiors of a contemporary superyacht.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 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 30 Jul. 2026.

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