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lay out

(transitive) To explain; to interpret.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) To explain; to interpret.

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  • “I'm still in a post-TCMFF malaise but I found time to lay out the movies and books I love and recommend from April. This includes HOKUM, a 1950s Kirk Douglas movie, and one of the few Jeff Buckley biographies out there. thefilmmaven.com/best-movies-...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's crazy that you can respond to that but not to the thread where I very politely lay out the case that you are unconsciously participating in systemic transmisogyny rather than acting in a way that is deliberately antagonistic toward trans women”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “So I pride myself on being a clean-as-I-go kind of cook. Usually I will lay out all the ingredients before I start, some of it pre-measured, and I out things away, or rinse things as I use the. My boys DO usually ask if there's any way they can help and I usually say no. lol”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Thursday 5/7/2026 PDA Campaign To Victory Organizing Call 9pm ET/8pm CT/7pm MT/6pm PT We’ll debrief the results of the primaries today, and lay out how we keep the momentum building. Join us! Register here: pdamerica.org/rsvp-now-for...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I have students sign out at exams, and I email anyone who didn't do so within a couple of hours to lay out make up options. Some of them just never respond.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.

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  • “There is no way to guarantee that America's most equal citizens will continue to lay out enormous sums of dark money for candidates who "take sides" or promote "obvious solutions" that don't take into account the well being of those same citizens.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Rulebook layout designers thank you for your diligence. When I lay out a game example, I appreciate having a photo of a real game state with actual components as reference.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “ngl it feels like it implicity is meant to lay out "real" trans people, and then all of the deluded extras/non-binaries extras around it.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) To arrange (physically) in a certain way, so as to spread or space apart; to display (e.g. merchandise or a collection).

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