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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie back
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Queue up that Academy Award–winning film, kick back in your pool lounger, and press play on an unforgettable time.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025 -
There are 57 rooms, three dining venues, a legendary afternoon tea in the Garden Courtyard, and plush lounges where guests can kick back and relax all day.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2025
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His own big dogs get a walk every day but then are content lounging around and following him from room to room.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Whether your plans for the season involve lounging poolside or simply spending more time socializing on your newly furnished patio, outdoor bar carts are ready to roll for an at-home happy hour at impromptu times.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
1 Aug. 2025
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See it In Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, workers discovered a collection of gold, silver and bronze items hidden beneath a reclining Buddha statue at Wat Dhammachak Semaram temple.—
Real-Time news team,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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In his final post, Whyte reclined in a striped blue beach chair and panned the camera up to reveal the crowd of beachgoers behind him and his pastel pink swimsuit.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Anton slouches beside her, draped in an inverness cape, brandishing a cigarette and smirking beneath a rogue’s mustache.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Otherwise, they are destined to be remembered as useless and timid wimps as the U.S. was slouching toward a dictatorship.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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The drug dealing, human trafficking, crime, and now squatting in empty houses have gone on long enough.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 July 2025
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Speck, who squatted underneath a wall of willow trees, hovered above a toolbox of chemicals and measuring equipment.—
Olivia Cyrus
July 25,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Luckily, there’s no shortage of top pool accessories to shop online that straddle the line between luxe and useable, while lasting for many seasons of warm-weather fun.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025
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Hakimi’s protagonist straddles the thin line between reality and fantasy, between cultures and languages, between hunting and being hunted.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Snow mushroom delivers a big hit of hydration, helping to plump and smooth crepey skin so your eyes look lifted, firmer, and more awake.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Glamour,
23 July 2025
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There are hundreds surging in: run-of=the-mill cops, detectives and sheriffs, and wives in their own uniform — pearls, skimmer dresses and earrings plump as Christmas tree baubles.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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The senior dog then plopped himself right between Cartie and Fedoris and lovingly looked up at them.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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Time to clean out the candle, move a glass or two out of the kitchen, and plop your jewels into them.—
Katie Hill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2025
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“Lie back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20back. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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