as in to drop off
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Recent Examples of lie up
Female tortoises typically lay up to 20 billiard-ball-sized eggs at a time, according to the Philadelphia Zoo.
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Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Very little tops Taormina, the home to ancient Greek ruins that lie up a majestic hill.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Salmon lay up to 5,000 eggs, with only about two surviving their entire life cycle.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024
While the draining of reservoirs let loose heavy loads of sediment, there are also areas where piles of sand, gravel and clay lie up to 15 feet deep beside tributary streams.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
In that time, female cicadas lay up to 400 eggs, which start in tress then drop to the ground and burrow in for their long wait.
—USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
In fact, a 2022 survey found that Americans, on average, lie up to four times a day.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 29 June 2023
Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Very little tops Taormina, the home to ancient Greek ruins that lie up a majestic hill.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Salmon lay up to 5,000 eggs, with only about two surviving their entire life cycle.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024
While the draining of reservoirs let loose heavy loads of sediment, there are also areas where piles of sand, gravel and clay lie up to 15 feet deep beside tributary streams.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
In that time, female cicadas lay up to 400 eggs, which start in tress then drop to the ground and burrow in for their long wait.
—USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
In fact, a 2022 survey found that Americans, on average, lie up to four times a day.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 29 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie up
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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
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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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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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After the state rested its case on April 16, Daybell presented a motion for acquittal due to insufficient evidence.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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But her new Apple Watch kept sending alerts that her resting heart rate was way higher than normal, jumping from her usual 55 beats per minute up into the 90s.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
21 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
Verb
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New England Patriots: Jared Wilson, C, Georgia A one-year starter at Georgia, Wilson quietly turned in a quality 2024 season for the SEC champion Bulldogs.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy made two birdies on the front, and Lowry made two birdies and an eagle to make the turn in 30 strokes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And as the sun begins to rise, Kuber Sancho-Persad, who lives a few doors down, is napping in his taxi in the Kennedy Airport parking lot, waiting for the first passengers of the day to arrive with the early morning flights.—
Jonah Markowitz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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By the end, there was a lot of napping in the cars.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Don’t forget to say hi to Gobber in his workshop, alongside his dozing dragon, Grump.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Despite downing a large coffee early in the morning, by the afternoon, Aaron was dozing in the waiting room.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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