as in to store
to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place
be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter
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Recent Examples of lay in
Another other clue may lay in microarousals—very brief, imperceivable awakenings which, Hauglund thinks, can be correlated with the brain clearing mechanism.
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Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
His body will lay in state at the Capitol, as have other presidents.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
The next photo was a close-up shot of a lion, basking in the sun while laying in the grass.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Programmatic: From Finite To Infinite Possibilities The groundwork laid in 2024—transparency, private marketplaces deals, AI, and a cookieless future—sets the stage for smarter, more impactful experiences.
—Dani Nadel, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
His body will lay in state at the Capitol, as have other presidents.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
The next photo was a close-up shot of a lion, basking in the sun while laying in the grass.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Programmatic: From Finite To Infinite Possibilities The groundwork laid in 2024—transparency, private marketplaces deals, AI, and a cookieless future—sets the stage for smarter, more impactful experiences.
—Dani Nadel, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lay in
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Iron Mountain’s mine that stores government retirement records was ripped as an example of inefficiency by Musk during a visit to the Oval Office.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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When the monitors arrived on Oct. 16, Mansour said, the city stored them in a warehouse on Goose Island.—
John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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First, there’s gear, or technology—the gadgets and doodads that must stash in your carryon alongside a laptop and cellphone.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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My mom stashed everyone’s documents in her safe place underneath the mattress.—
Araceli Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Benedict sawmill is laid up due to the weather.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The vote will be far from a lay up for the affable Louisiana conservative, even with the endorsement of President-elect Trump, the party’s undisputed leader.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Lay in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lay%20in. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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