LAIN UP Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

lain up

verb

past participle of lie up

as in dropped off

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The findings at Abric Romaní are different because the finds come from a place where Neanderthals lived, slept, cooked, and made tools over the course of some 20,000 years.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Most dogs slept on the bed or in the same room as their humans.

— Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of slept

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Many protesters are under 18, and Mélenchon — who is 75 and on his fourth presidential run — nodded to that future electorate by proposing to lower the voting age to 16.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
As DeLonge nodded his head and got emotional, the on-air broadcast team set the scene for viewers at home.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026

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The defense rested its case on Thursday in the death penalty case of Alberto Sierra, who admitted to snuffing the lives of his estranged wife and her two young daughters with a plastic bag.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The Kansas City Chiefs return from their bye week well-rested and sitting at 4-0.

— Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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