LAYS OUT Synonyms: 156 Similar and Opposite Words

lays out

verb

present tense third-person singular of lay out

as in pays

to hand over or use up in payment he laid out big bucks for a new lawnmower that runs by itself

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as in plans

to work out the details of (something) in advance the transatlantic balloonists laid out a backup plan in case of an emergency

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as in classifies

to put into a particular arrangement plants in the botanical gardens are laid out according to biogeographic region

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as in displays

to present so as to invite notice or attention for the historic celebration, the museum laid out its full collection of native artifacts

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So instead of making teams whole each time, the NFL now just pays teams’ travel expenses for their international game under the rationale that every team will lose a home game—and, in turn, home game ticket revenue—during that time.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The result is a politics in which almost everyone agrees that reform is urgently needed, provided someone else pays, and their own group’s advantages remain untouched.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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Whether Musk plans to build (or buy) another wireless network or pressure the incumbents to strike deals with SpaceX, the telecoms' oligopoly is looking shakier.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Paramount plans to upgrade the theater with state-of-the-art projection systems and in-seat food and drink service, Rick Caruso, whose company owns the Palisades Village shopping center where the Bay Theater is located, said in an interview.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plans

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The Cook Political Report currently classifies only 22 House campaigns and only seven Senate campaigns as toss-ups, where either the Democrat or the Republican has a genuine chance of winning.

— Julio Borquez, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Its proprietary platform, Blackbird, reads the documents submitted with an insurance application, classifies the risk and calculates a technical price.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifies

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The fake Claude page displays an installation command that appears to come directly from Anthropic, the company behind Claude.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Be intentional about noticing autumn and Halloween displays on lawns and porches, which seem as popular as ever this year.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of displays

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Compared to a woman who spends her days toiling to defend some of America’s most underserved, Lee’s a man who wrote a puff piece about some rich, white dude.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
For anyone who spends a lot of time online, the series’s AI origins are hard to miss.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of spends

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Hyperscalers are pouring billions into data centers, and Broadcom, which designs custom AI chips for them, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
While Charles Zana’s interiors projects and designs whisper poetic refinement, he’s drawn to edgy works of postmodern art.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of designs

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They are invited to monthly meetings where Vasquez arranges for guest speakers on topics including public relations and banking.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The team’s creepiest and most contented member is Xavier Von Erck (Matthew Maher), an online vigilante who arranges the show’s meetups, spending his days and nights fishing around in online chat rooms.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

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Historic museum exhibits and even live history events — having a real horse or two with a coach driver dressed in late 19th- or early 20th-century garb — would continue the tourism value Manhattan needs to maintain.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
General maturity—how someone presents themselves, exhibits accountability, practices focused listening and possesses emotional intelligence is essential.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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