put off

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Recent Examples of put off In the immediate aftermath of the pandemic many people were put off by the prospect of sitting in a crowded indoor space for hours whilst a deadly disease was raging so studios doubled down on streaming. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 The decision could be put off until training camp/final cuts when the full picture comes into focus. Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025 Course corrections have also been taken in the campaigns for Minecraft, which originally put off fans of the game in its live-action take. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025 But the demand for them remains high, with a big driving force coming from young adults who are increasingly putting off having children but opting to get pets — and paying lots of money to treat them well. Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for put off 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put off
Verb
  • But Goodman suffered a cut over his left eye while training, and that match was postponed until January 24.
    Josh Katzowitz, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • With those factors taken into consideration, the NBA postponed the game, with no date currently set for the game to be made up.
    Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The site, however, was removed during Trump's first term which started in 2017.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The move is an apparent effort to repeal President Biden’s executive order to remove potential workforce barriers for the outlined demographic in 2021.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • King was disgusted upon seeing the conditions of the building; a baby was wrapped in newspaper for warmth.
    Erik Wallenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
  • He’s disgusted by the fact that the natural disasters, some of the worst in California’s history, have already become politicized online.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Hours after taking office, Trump signed multiple executive orders, including one action delaying a nationwide ban of the social media platform TikTok.
    Alex Thomas, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Tacopina was incensed by the eleventh-hour revelation and asked Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold to delay opening arguments or restart jury selection in light of the new information.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • These same, once skeptical business leaders rallied around Trump in 2017 but were repulsed by many of his words and actions within eight months, withdrawing support, not returning to give him a second chance until now.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Western publics by and large have managed to stave off compassion fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine repulse the Russian invasion.
    Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 4 May 2023
Verb
  • Things a YouTube creator might put over a landscape video.
    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
Verb
  • Human cases of bird flu in the US To date, 60% of human illnesses have resulted from contact with cattle sickened by birds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
  • No new human cases were reported, despite a rising number of wild birds sickened by the virus.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The total amount that could be deferred on a homestead is $10,000, according to the bill, which is also authored by committee chairman Sen. Travis Holdman, R-Markle, and Sen. Brian Buchanan, R-Lebanon.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Friday on Twitter/X that Scott's contract calls for nearly half ($5.25 million) of his $11 million salary each of the next two seasons to be deferred.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025

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