1
as in applied
to put a layer of on a surface
she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel
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2
as in employed
chiefly British
to provide with a paying job
lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for laid on
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So, perhaps the discipline to be applied here is the practice of regularly choosing to test our assumptions.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025 -
The color was applied to the top of the nail as a French tip with an empty line slit through the middle.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Sep. 2025
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To conquer the competition, Flyjets has employed a two-prong strategy encompassing a marketplace and an exchange.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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More than 19,000 people are employed by the bank in the Charlotte region, part of 213,000 workers across its company.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Sep. 2025
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More interestingly, the staff begins to spread its wings when granted opportunities to report.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Blending ancient Vedic verses and Indian classical traditions with vibrant instrumentation and choral arrangements, Soul Ecstasy is part of Tandon’s mission of spreading joy through both economic and emotional empowerment.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Titan Protection Security was hired, but that didn’t bring the company much comfort since employees work in the building all hours of the day.—
PJ Green
September 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Masino was hired at Cracker Barrel in 2023 after holding top positions at Taco Bell and Starbucks’ smaller international divisions and as CEO of Sprinkles Cupcakes.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Grayson tried to interfere, but Penta laid waste to Big G.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This success laid the foundation for an even bigger leap.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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The organizers recruited people for the tasks via the Telegram messaging app and paid them in cryptocurrency, the statement said.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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The case, part of an ongoing lawfare effort in which local governments have been recruited to serve as plaintiffs, sought to hold the companies liable for damages the island suffered as a result of Hurricane Maria, which struck Puerto Rico in 2017.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Laptop screens get spattered, smeared, dusty, and dirty from frequent use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Laid on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20on. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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