put over
verb
put over; putting over; puts over
3
: to achieve or carry through by deceit or trickery
put one over on me
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Examples of put over in a Sentence
as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year
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Things a YouTube creator might put over a landscape video.
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Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Pendant lights: $79.99 Pendant lights provide a concentrated light that many people choose to put over their sinks in the kitchen.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
In this encounter, Lynch came out on top, with Stratus acknowledging and putting over her former protege, Zoey Stark, in the aftermath.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
The matter has been put over to February, and prosecutors are expected to consider assault charges against Gao in connection with the police shooting incident well before then.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Pendant lights: $79.99 Pendant lights provide a concentrated light that many people choose to put over their sinks in the kitchen.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
In this encounter, Lynch came out on top, with Stratus acknowledging and putting over her former protege, Zoey Stark, in the aftermath.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
The matter has been put over to February, and prosecutors are expected to consider assault charges against Gao in connection with the police shooting incident well before then.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20over. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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