Thesaurus results for WAYLAY

waylay

verb

ˈwā-ˌlā

as in to ambush

to lie in wait for and attack by surprise a lonely stretch of highway along which unsuspecting tourists are often waylaid by gangs

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Recent Examples of waylay The underdog Phils were running way ahead of the NL pack all season before a 10-game losing streak in September waylaid them. —

Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Leap Year is primarily a showcase for high heels worn in improbable situations, like trudging through the muddy, hilly Irish countryside, where Adams gets waylaid en route to propose to her inattentive boyfriend (Adam Scott). —

Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024 But those intentions were, in part, waylaid by a motion of impeachment that had already been initiated by the opposition party. —

Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024 Making matters worse, the strike paused waylaid the majority of the plane models making up Boeing’s order backlog. —

Melvin Backman, Quartz, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for waylay