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lay

adjective as in amateur, not trained in a religious or other profession

verb as in produce, advance

verb as in design, plan

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verb as in bet, wager

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noun as in a song or poem

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Corden said they bought two giant Cadbury's Easter eggs, and lay on the hotel bed, opened them and laid there with chocolate eggs on their faces.

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More broadly, the furor in Azerbaijan over the crash laid bare Russia’s diminished influence in swaths of its former empire and beyond in the wake of its war in Ukraine.

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There are a lot of layoffs and, although he is good at his job, there is no guarantee he won’t be laid off.

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A recent government audit of the U.K. relationship with China laid bare how Beijing presented both a threat and an opportunity.

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The authors propose to force all Medicare patients into private Medicare Advantage plans by making it the default option, laying the groundwork to fully privatize Medicare.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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