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as in to enact
to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action
the city council promises to lay down new ordinances that will force dog walkers to clean up after their animals
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2
as in to declare
to state clearly and strongly
at the risk of their popularity, the parents laid down the rules for the party and wouldn't accept any arguments
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as in to specify
to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly
the supervisor laid down the procedure for a complaint of sexual harassment
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as in to relinquish
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
commanded the surrounded troops to lay down their weapons
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Recent Examples of lay down
After the tour to support Funeral, the band laid down acoustic versions of the Funeral material, often in one take, feeling out arrangements, reworking the songs in ways no less powerful than the originals, but quieter, more gestural, less anthemic.
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Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
Its rivals have been calling on it to lay down its weapons all over Lebanon and become a political faction.
—Bassem Mroue, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Gardner laid down a vocal for it, caught up in the story’s surly sarcasm.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2025
More than 2,400 members of the RAMC, including physicians, laid down their lives during World War II.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
Its rivals have been calling on it to lay down its weapons all over Lebanon and become a political faction.
—Bassem Mroue, arkansasonline.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Gardner laid down a vocal for it, caught up in the story’s surly sarcasm.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2025
More than 2,400 members of the RAMC, including physicians, laid down their lives during World War II.
—Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay down
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Tariffs on Canada and Mexico were delayed for a month, but Trump did enact a new 10% across-the-board tariff on Chinese products.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Drouin fears what will happen to the lobster industry if the trade dispute persists and Canada enacts a retaliatory tariff on lobsters.—
Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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In January, Hamden passed an ordinance declaring housing as a human right.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The cosmic coincidence had the Warriors’ official social media accounts declaring Feb. 27 as Stephen Curry Day.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But each of those neurons are really highly specified.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2025
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The chain did not specify anything about the conduct in question.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Washington relinquished control of the waterway to Panama on December 31, 1999, under a treaty signed in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Fifty-seven children have been relinquished under under safe haven laws in Connecticut since 2001, according to public testimony to the Committee on Children.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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And those costs are expected to quickly be passed onto consumers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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The host’s original intent was to allocate an equal slice to each child’s branch, thus, if one child is absent, that branch’s share is passed along to that child’s offspring.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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In a letter to fellow Democrats, Jeffries asserted that the House belongs to the American people and called for representatives to stand firm.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Some assert that this limits what those bang-for-the-buck labs are willing to play around with, whereas academic labs are presumably freer to make wilder speculative efforts.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) defines atmospheric rivers as long, narrow corridors in the atmosphere that carry large amounts of water vapor.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Silversands Grand Anse Modern design and luxe amenities define Silversands Grand Anse, an intimate, upscale collection of 43 rooms and eight villas, complete with a spacious spa and spectacular dining.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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Despite this frustrating flaw, the software can render a fairly accurate design for those who want an overhead landscape plan of their garden.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Private fears become public and Gaines sharply renders the stress of Clay’s twoness.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Lay down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20down. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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