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sit on

verb as in hush up

verb as in perch

Strongest matches

Weak match

verb as in squelch

verb as in squish

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"The collagen will just sit on the outer layer of your skin, it won't reach the dermis - which is the middle layer."

From BBC

Earlier this month, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Baltimore Ravens had planned on drafting Sanders with the No. 141 overall pick until he let them know that he didn’t want to sit on a roster behind quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is a two-time league MVP and only 28 years old.

Sanders added: “Where do these guys come from, that sit on these platforms and say, ‘Oh, you should have sat in behind and learned the game and been what they developed.’

“We can’t sit on the sidelines anymore and just hope that the far right will play fair or play by the rule book,” said Von Wilpert, 42.

“Definitely one to sit on, just to look back and reflect how quick it’s gone,” he said last month.

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

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