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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lying (down)
sleeping
Verb
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The two had been evicted from their home and were sleeping some nights in a hospital lobby before turning to Room in the Inn, the teen girl said.—
Taylor Batten,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025 -
The day before Halloween in 2023, the sleeping girl woke in her home to the sound of Valenzuela yelling at her mother, according to prosecutors and court records.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Lying (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lying%20%28down%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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