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lay

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

verb as in put, place

verb as in produce, advance

verb as in credit, allocate

verb as in design, plan

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verb as in make smooth

verb as in bet, wager

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noun as in a song or poem

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The results and methods help to lay the groundwork for future experiments at the EIC.

Patel has made the agenda clear with this clip that succinctly lays out what he believes his mission at the FBI would be:

From Salon

Generally, the Constitution states that Congress has the authority to “lay and collect” taxes and regulate commerce with foreign nations.

I tutted something about the symptoms of perimenopause and ignored it - but two days later I was laid up in bed with gastric flu.

From BBC

Rihab’s uncle placed two sprigs of artificial cherry blossom atop the grave, for the two girls, and later someone else laid a wreath for a stranger buried beside them.

From BBC

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

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