outlaid

verb

past tense of outlay
as in paid
to hand over or use up in payment the nation had outlaid nearly 20 billion dollars on social programs at that point

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  1. paid
  2. spent
Verb
  • For sponsored products ads, the FTC alleges advertisers paid their full winning bid about 80% of the time in 2024.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • His Know Your Rights Camp has helped pay for 150 independent autopsies — such as the one for Nolan Wells this year — and has also paid hundreds of thousands in legal grants and bail relief.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of paid
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  • Steinem spent 11 days working undercover as a bunny in Manhattan's Playboy Club and documenting her experience.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Steinem spent her final years continuing to write, her representatives noted Thursday, including her forthcoming book An Unexpected Life.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of spent
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“Outlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaid. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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