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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lie (down)
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The safety play dropped off after the free-agent departures of Xavier McKinney and Julian Love in the past two offseasons.—
Dan Duggan,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025 -
The afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 21, a school bus dropped off the Hernando County student, who then began walking north alongside an unpaved and unmarked road in Brooksville, according to law enforcement.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps for that reason, their remarks, made to largely friendly audiences, were couched in a tone of cautious belligerence.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Simpsons are being couched for a limited time to make room for the Griffins.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
21 Jan. 2025
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After the acquisition was complete, Musk began sleeping at the Twitter offices in San Francisco.—
Zoë Schiffer,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
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Over the weekend, tens of thousands waited to begin the journey, sleeping on the roads overnight, as Israel blocked the main thoroughfare, accusing Hamas of violating the terms of the ceasefire.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Fans recline on artificial grass and soft surfaces, sipping beer and cocktails all afternoon and evening.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Icy Repose by Sue Flood A Weddell seal reclines on an ice floe in Neko Harbor, an inlet on the Antarctic Peninsula.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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The menu nods, as well, to the Gulf Coast, to the Mediterranean, and to East and Southeast Asia, but the global pantries remain segregated dish by dish.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Peppiatt’s Irish-language film, riddled with expletives, hallucinogenics and baton twirling mischief, swept up at the British Independent Film Awards in December and on Wednesday, scored six BAFTA nods, including for best British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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