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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
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Just this week, a charter school in south Chicago informed parents that an adult was detained by federal immigration officers while dropping off children.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Mar. 2025 -
Advocates of baby boxes say that the bill would create a safe alternative for parents to drop off newborns anonymously for those who don’t want face-to-face contact with hospital staff.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Some were upset that the remarks were overly ambiguous and couched as a mystery or riddle.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Campus antisemitism Some of the coming crackdown will be couched as a reaction to campus antisemitism.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Improving sleep hygiene habits, creating a quiet and dark environment, and relaxing before bedtime can help light sleepers sleep better.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
5 Mar. 2025
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Amid a crackdown on outdoor sleeping by Miami Beach police, the city’s unsheltered homeless population was 105 in an overnight count by the Homeless Trust in January, a 31% decrease from a year earlier.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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Position matters While fingering on TV tends to portray the person getting fingered laying on their back or reclining back while the person fingering takes a more active position, this isn’t always the most optimal pleasure position.—
Quispe López,
Them,
14 Feb. 2025
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For example, our former product needed a 2-inch clearance to recline.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
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Paul Clement nodded to those concerns in his filing.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Thuney has secured four Super Bowl wins, two First-Team All-Pro selections, two Second-Team All-Pro selections, and four Pro Bowl nods in his career thus far.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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