lays on

verb

Definition of lays onnext
present tense third-person singular of lay on
1
as in spreads
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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2
as in employs
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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  1. spreads
  2. employs
  3. applies
  4. hires
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  • Those are the places where human development spreads into wild, undeveloped spaces.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Officials have ramped up the testing of raw milk following as a bird flu (H5N1) outbreak spreads among the nation's cattle.
    Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of spreads
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  • Automobile manufacturing employs many people, with BYD employing more than 700,000 employees!
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The restaurant employs 140 people.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of employs
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  • The same care applies to the heritage of any brand, regardless of how much the market is changing.
    Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Turkey’s old playbook no longer applies.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of applies
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  • At the same time, the company hires industry experts who—despite the existing policy—are harsh, judgmental and transactional, making day-to-day collaboration and teamwork extremely challenging.
    Mitch Mitchell, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In truth, some open roles would not exist but for the partner hires that facilitated them.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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lays off (of)

lays on

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