laid on

verb

past tense of lay on
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
  1. applied
  2. employed
  3. spread
  4. hired
  5. laid
  6. recruited
  7. smeared
Verb
  • After the Seattle Reign applied additional heat with goals in the 17th and 20th minutes, the Wave rallied often but couldn’t overcome either their own imprecision or goalkeeper Claudia Dickey’s shot-blocking.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
  • The latter has applied more frequently lately as AEW’s women’s division has been hampered by up-and-down booking and the departures of stars like Jade Cargill and Mariah May, both of whom signed with WWE.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of applied
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  • According to the Grapevine-Colleyville school district, Pitulic was employed as a substitute at GCISD since January 2023.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • Conversely, women already employed experienced no similar career advancement, suggesting this bias primarily affects first impressions.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of employed
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  • Spoon about 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture in the center of each square, and spread slightly to fill the smaller square while maintaining the border.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As the first reports and videos of migrants reaching Ceuta spread on social media, more people headed north in hopes of reaching European Union territory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of spread
Verb
  • That need has helped to push the Nats to join the Miami Marlins, who started to employ the tactic in the majors late last season, and the Rockies, who hired the Marlins’ assistant pitching coach this winter.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Presley told the Board of Managers that over the last few months, the district has hired 142 uncertified teachers.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of hired
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  • Leandro Erlich, Bâtiment, 2004, a building facade laid flat beneath a mirror suspended at a 45-degree angle, 930 x 806 x 1445 cm.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected the year that pipe was laid, and the Germans attacked the French in the World War I Battle of Verdun, with the death toll topping 700,000.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of laid
Verb
  • However, all three of Embiid, Maxey and Brown recruited James directly, according to McMenamin.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The challenges are where most of the drama goes down, but the show also recruited none other than Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, to serve as a guest judge for an episode that airs on July 26, 2026.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026
Definition of recruited
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  • In 2012 an angler pulled a brown bullhead out of a lake on the Vermont-Quebec border with what looked like tar smeared across its skin.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The women went to the bathroom to mop the bottoms of their eyes, where their makeup was smeared from crying.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of smeared
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“Laid on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laid%20on. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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