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waylays

  • present tense form of waylay (3rd person singular).

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But unlike in the past, Byrne’s new movie never waylays you with a surprise narrative wrinkle or unexpected thematic depth.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

He follows aging pesh merga on their former patrols and waylays Christian and Yazidi pilgrims.

From New York Times Apr. 20, 2022

But if anything waylays Dany, I doubt it will be a pretty boy.

From Slate May 20, 2013

Which waylays his own quest for redemption as he's forced to face his victims.

From The Guardian Jan. 23, 2011

Josef waylays me outside the museum and announces I have driven him to despair because of the way I’ve treated him, he is leaving Toronto forever.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood