lain up

verb

past participle of lie up
as in dropped off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lain up
  1. slept
  2. nodded
  3. turned in
  4. rested
  5. dozed
Verb
  • There were multiple impact sites – two aircraft hangars were struck and likely destroyed and drone facilities were hit – and the images showed heavy damage to housing units where service members slept.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The others soon joined them, set up tents, and slept for a few hours.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • Several female jurors nodded enthusiastically as the judge read them the instructions.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • After leaving the stand, Susan nodded sympathetically to Lindsay.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of nodded
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  • Matched up against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley, Misiorowski turned in an uncharacteristically rough outing.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The group also held up large red numbers, 305,968, showing how many signatures the campaign turned in to force a statewide vote on the map.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of turned in
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  • Both teams rested their starters to stay healthy for the regular season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris hosted the show before it was rested.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rested
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  • The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.
    — Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dozed
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