Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
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While other drivers saw their tires dropping off early in the race, the Williams driver, who qualified 10th, stayed out and even led at one point, finally pitting at around Lap 21.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Barbara Lenz went missing on May 6, 1989, at the age of 31 after being dropped off at her Woodbine apartment by her then-boyfriend Robert Davis, who now is in jail awaiting trial on the new charge.—
Kyle Werner,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Trump even couches some of his most famous policies in aesthetic terms.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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Some were upset that the remarks were overly ambiguous and couched as a mystery or riddle.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The home sleeps 16 and is decorated in pinks and purples, with pops of the pop star’s likeness to get you in the ultimate Swift mood.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The officer also stated that the floors were extremely dirty and described the playpen where the infant had reportedly been sleeping had no bedding and said that the mattress was extremely dirty and stained, according to court records.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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One of the rock tomb’s walls features a relief sculpture of a reclining man leaning on his elbow.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Mar. 2025
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The brief Super Bowl ad showed Ye reclining in a dentist’s chair.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Fendi nodded to the house’s fur heritage with a variety of styles made of shearling, and a couple of actual mink designs.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
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Employees would nod in agreement during meetings, but frustrations simmered beneath the surface.—
Leyda Lazo,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Lie (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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