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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
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Wilson was later dropped off by a group of males at Baton Rouge General Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Morse said.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Fryer explained that a neighbor had been dropping off food for the children outside the apartment door, per ABC affiliate WKOW. CPS has placed the children in the care of a family friend, according to FOX 8.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
10 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 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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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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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 24 Mar. 2025.
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