as in to spread (out)
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In addition to kicking back on the spotless beach, the family vacay included fun times at the resort’s waterpark and enjoying their signature Sesame Street character breakfast.Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
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Setting Wrapped in a Modern Package Take a dip in the gunite pool before kicking back in one of the two alfresco entertaining rooms.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
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Next up was Ana Navarro, lounging on a cruise ship reading Ricky Martin’s memoir when suddenly she’s forced to choose between sharks and electrocution, one of Trump’s weirder fantasy scenarios.Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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One house featured an elaborate Halloween display: skeletons lounging in an oak tree; a skeleton scaling a flagpole as if to seize the Texas flag atop it.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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The carbon buckets don’t recline much and are mounted high enough in the cabin that the top of the windshield frame will block a straight line of sight for taller drivers.Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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The business class cabin features a 25-inch-wide chair that can be reclined into a two-meter-long bed.Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Participants who sat upright during a stressful task reported higher self-esteem, better mood and less fear compared to those who slouched and were more negative and focused on themselves.Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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And even if slouching employment among recipients did start to cause concern in a decade or two, and researchers came to suspect the child allowance was to blame, the wonderfully certain thing about public policy is that it can always be changed.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 17 Sep. 2024
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Consider squatting or sitting over a toilet to make removal easier—and in case of spills.Wendy Wisner, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
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Just as each state has its own sets of laws regarding squatting situations, each state has its own requirements that must be met in order for adverse possession to be considered.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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The Asus Vivobook Pro 15 straddles the line between productivity and leisure.Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Billie Eilish’s music straddles the line between pop and rock, and much of her output is hard to define.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Both formulas feature moisturizing argan oil to plump dry, brittle strands.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Oct. 2024
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The product also clarifies your skin, evens your skin tone, and plumps those fine lines.Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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In the 1990s and 2000s, stadiums were often standalone venues plopped into urban neighborhoods or surrounded by parking lots.Lee Igel, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Instead of observing from the safety of a movie theater chair, these games plop horror fans right into the frightening thick of things.Theara Coleman, theweek, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Lie back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20back. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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