LAIN UP Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

lain up

verb

past participle of lie up

as in dropped off

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Meanwhile, Wonsley’s husband, Elmore, went to the house where Wells had slept the night before to retrieve Wells’ keys.

— Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Many residents slept inside their vehicles in parks, at the town hall parking lot or outside their homes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of slept

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Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
For many survivors, the silence started long before Epstein’s death, with law enforcement agencies that received tips and reports from various sources, but nodded and did nothing.

— Abby Ellin, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026

Definition of nodded

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Apple turned in another solid earnings report overall for the June 2026 quarter, which marks the last earnings period for outgoing CEO Tim Cook.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 July 2026
Club name Salesforce is one of our best performers on Friday, while Workday , Intuit and Adobe also turned in strong days.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Natasha Abellard,Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Definition of turned in

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Rayan Cherki did not get much time to shine for France, so will be reasonably well rested for somebody who was there for the whole thing.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Matar at times rested his hand on his chin and sometimes turned to speak to his lawyer, but not toward the witness stand, though the defendant did watch the author walk out a door.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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