as in to spread (out)
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Verb
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This is obviously going to kick back their next rate cut potentially to June or July.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 Feb. 2025 -
This is the perfect day to kick back and relax at home.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
2 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rounding it all out are the private grounds, which host several alfresco spaces ideal for lounging and dining amid the enveloping flora and fauna.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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Pillow Cat No surprise here—comfy Pillow Cat loves lounging around the bedroom.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For example, our former product needed a 2-inch clearance to recline.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
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However, for this individual, the process requires being reclined.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There’s financier patriarch Timothy (Jason Isaacs), antsy matriarch Victoria (Posey), ultra bro-y eldest son Saxon (Schwarzenegger), slouching high-school senior Lochlan (Sam Nivola) and college-aged Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), whose Buddhism-adjacent thesis was the motivation for the trip.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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He’s buttoned up and formal, with the bearing of a man who never slouches.—
Gqlshare,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Boyette recalled her experience at a Senate hearing on squatting in May calling for a review of state laws related to squatters and the creation of faster legal processes to protect property owners.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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The flight passenger and Reddit user went on to say that the women squatting in the front row may have been hoping to do the same thing.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Successfully straddling that somewhat icy tone and a more hyperbolic effect are the anxious, pulsing synth textures of Martin Dirkov’s original score, which duly recall enduring prior thriller soundtracks by Tangerine Dream and Giorgio Moroder.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The metropolitan area straddles Arkansas – which had a school vaccine mandate in place – and Texas, which didn't.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Red, deep red and near-infrared light are emitted around the forehead, jowls and around the mouth to plump and press fine lines.—
Sophie Cockett,
Glamour,
13 Feb. 2025
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The brand’s first new product launch in four years, the hydrating and plumping lip treatment is part of a broader mission to boost Alchimie Forever’s profile among its target Millennial and Gen X consumers.—
Noor Lobad,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Planting All The Same Height Rather than just plopping a few ho-hum containers scattered around your outdoor spaces that all look the same, use varying heights to help add interest.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2025
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That’s not truly the same thing as plopping these glasses on, hopping down to Barcelona, and trying it in the wild.—
Victoria Song,
The Verge,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Lie back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lie%20back. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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