LAYING ON Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

laying on

verb

present participle of lay on

as in applying

to put a layer of on a surface she lays the butter on so thickly that you hardly taste the bagel

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as in employing

chiefly British to provide with a paying job lay on more staff for the busy tourist season in the Lake District

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The team is currently applying this approach to devices installed across wall panels or doors to harvest ambient temperature differences.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
British police acknowledged applying for the warrants under the wrong statutory provision, the judge said while stipulating that the misconduct investigation against the king's brother could continue.

— Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of applying

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In recent years, the local economy has improved as the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base expanded, now directly employing 38,000 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
That expands the number of platforms capable of employing the system during defensive or offensive operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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The arrests deepen concerns about press freedom in Egypt, where authorities have repeatedly accused journalists and government critics of Brotherhood ties or spreading false news.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Instead of spreading yarn spinning, knitting, and dyeing across different locations, the Guatemalan plant brings the entire process together in one place.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of spreading

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The company began ramping up manufacturing and hiring earlier this year.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
Hospitals bolster their side by hiring risk adjustment specialists and employing AI tools, while health insurers hire payment integrity specialists and employ different AI tools.

— Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

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Yet what follows is an extended list of ethical sins, with a focus on the sins of abusive speech, such as slandering, slurring, slighting and smearing the reputations of others.

— Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
People have gone from smearing the compound on their faces to using injections, in hopes of achieving firmer, wrinkle-free skin and other anti-aging benefits.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of smearing

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The Hollywood Reporter has been hearing the same from sources about upcoming belt-tightening, and Sarandos himself has been laying those expectations in public settings as well.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
The food Food is solid and plentiful, its impending arrival signaled by a flight attendant bringing down your tray table and laying upon it a white napkin-as-tablecloth.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of laying

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Pugh also serves as an executive producer on East of Eden, taking on a central role in the creation of the series since she was brought on in 2020.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Her whole mission in taking on that case was to do it differently than the other case.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

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