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laying down

ADJECTIVE
flat on one's back
Synonyms
WEAK
horizontal parallel recumbent supine
ADJECTIVE
procumbent
Synonyms
WEAK
decumbent flat on one's back horizontal parallel prone prostrate recumbent supine
NOUN
creation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
establishment formation formulation production
STRONG
conception constitution foundation generation genesis imagination inception institution making nascency nativity origination procreation
WEAK
setting up siring
Antonyms
STRONG
being conclusion end finish
WEAK
death destruction ruin

Example Sentences

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On paper, it sounds like infrastructure-building, an ambitious laying down of the gauntlet.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

And if Dupont can swim rings around Doris and co again on Thursday, Ireland will struggle to stop France from laying down an early marker.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Mr. Lotoro is in awe of these composers in adversity: “Those who produced music in captivity were laying down a testament. These musicians were repairing a broken world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

After 40 years of armed struggle against the Turkish state, the outlawed Kurdish PKK will hold a ceremony on Friday to mark a symbolic first step in laying down its arms.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

They were laying down a collapsible bridge between rooftops.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs