Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
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There wasn’t much drop off, which is a testament to TCU’s recruiting and roster retention under Dykes.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025 -
Peers who emerged in the same mid-2000s period have quietly dropped off the New York calendar—or out of fashion entirely.—
Nicole Phelps,
Vogue,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Listen to this article San Diego FC’s season is no longer being couched with qualifiers.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The entire learning journey for students is couched towards ‘synthesis’ - an essential term in interdisciplinary working, and synthesis is often mentioned in discussions of creativity.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The company has marketed that its FSD technology will allow all its vehicles to drive autonomously and create a massive robo-taxi ride hailing service that would instantly convert Tesla vehicles into money-making machines that work while their owners sleep.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Reports from 2023 described families at the camp sleeping on cardboard and struggling with scarce food supplies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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It can be reclined to multiple positions and can be folded.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The performance glided to a close with all seven men reclining on one elbow on the stage before popping up for a last run of perfectly synched choreo and a final straight line pose to soak up the adulation.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In recent years, high level NYPD officials have listened, nodded sympathetically, and then done nothing.—
Joel Mosbacher,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Among the designs in this capsule, the Blazer Low Surf Blue features a color palette nod to Booker’s blue Chevrolet Blazer.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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