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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lying up
Verb
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With Houser turning in his shortest outing of the season, Vitello leaned on left-hander Sam Hentges (1 1/3 innings), JT Brubaker (one inning) and Ryan Borucki (two innings) to all chip in an inning apiece.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026 -
The No Country For Old Men Oscar winner, who earlier spoke about genocide, repression and the political tide turning in Hollywood, then went more macro.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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Accommodations range from deluxe, superior, and premier to urban, and two penthouses, the latter of which are a statement stay that seem better suited for entertaining than sleeping.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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In the house Gita lives in, kinship is learned through daily friction, through the particular silence that means someone is upset, through the understanding of who to wake and who not to disturb while sleeping.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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“Lying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lying%20up. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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