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as in stop
a brief halt in a journey our flight from New York to San Francisco made a layover in Chicago

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verb

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Recent Examples of layover
Noun
The ride is a three-hour round trip with a 15-minute layover at the historic 1912 Bertram Depot. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Nov. 2024 People transferring late at night or early in the morning, sometimes with long layovers, would have no place to safely wait. Nathaniel Meyersohn and Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
Verb
These are laid over snow mounds and the joins taped together to seal everything in. Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 3 Sep. 2024 Small quantities, 18-karat gold laid over recycled brass, and biodegradable packaging are just some of the ways the brand has demonstrated its commitment to sustainable practices, with supporters including collaborator Monikh Dale. Violet Goldstone, WWD, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for layover 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for layover
Noun
  • Make your own itinerary by choosing a couple stops, or book seats on a bus with the Uncorked Touring Company.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
  • With just a few weeks left in 2024, notable films continue to land with Nickel Boys and The Last Showgirl officially jumping into awards season — the former already a two-time winner at the first stop, the Gotham Awards.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • And that is why, in order to get sustainable peace, Ukraine have to get security guarantees which not provide Russia opportunity just to postpone this goal, but to make Russia impossible to achieve this goal in future.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The defence team has repeatedly sought to postpone proceedings since the trial began, nearly five years ago, citing Israel's precarious defence situation since the 7 October Hamas attacks.
    The Week UK, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This came after the Chinese Communist Party, which views Taiwan as part of its territory despite never having governed it, condemned Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's stopovers in Hawaii and Guam during a tour of Taiwan's allies in the Pacific Ocean.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Taking lessons from its neighbor Iceland, Greenland is being talked about as a possible hub for transatlantic stopovers en route to Europe, working off Icelandair's existing North American routes.
    Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Balancing Press Releases And Real-Time Updates Should a press release delay real-time updates?
    Michele Schiavoni, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • But as future research learns more about how bacteria in the mouth may lead to IBD, addressing an oral bacteria imbalance might help delay or prevent disease progression, Cohen-Mekelburg hypothesizes.
    Sarah Klein, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The matter has been put over to February, and prosecutors are expected to consider assault charges against Gao in connection with the police shooting incident well before then.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The federal government put over $800 billion to help state governments navigate the pandemic.
    Carlos Waters, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • While Shohei Ohtani's 10-year, $700 million deal from last winter is the standard, the present-day value is around $460 million since $680 million of it is deferred.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The labor federations first deferred a planned strike in August after the unions reached a settlement with the Indian Ports Association (IPA) and the country’s Bipartite Wage Negotiation Committee.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Layover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layover. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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