put over

as in to postpone
to assign to a later time as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year

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Recent Examples of put over The colossal system will put over 100 million people at risk of severe weather, from blizzard conditions in the northern Plains to tornadoes and wildfires in the South. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 The hood was put over Sigmon's head, and an employee opened the black pull shade that shielded where the three prison system volunteer shooters were. Jeffrey Collins, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025 So far, around 36 extensions have been compromised, putting over 2.6 million Chrome users at risk of having their browsing data and account credentials exposed. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025 Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather. Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for put over
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  • She’s now been forced to postpone more shows and cancel outright festival appearances in Mexico and California.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The prospect of continued rain Saturday morning was enough to lead to organizers of the Bentonville Half Marathon to postpone the event, which was originally scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • What may happen is a pause by some companies in shipping goods to the U.S. Automaker Jaguar Land Rover and gaming outfit Nintendo have already announced a change of plans; the former is pausing shipment of its cars for a month, and Nintendo delayed pre-orders for its new Switch 2 console.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The deadline has been pushed several times to provide people more opportunities to get the card, and then subsequently delayed through COVID.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the carrier will defer deliveries of new aircraft if they are hit with tariffs.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Jeff Cox,Christina Wilkie,Erin Doherty,Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Beyond the Status Quo: Rebuilding Strategic Autonomy For decades, both major political parties have deferred substantive structural reform.
    Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • He’s put off plans to buy a new packaging machine, and is reducing investment for now until the uncertainty clears.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
  • These are the six most common reasons why so many people are putting off parenthood, according to the study. 1.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20over. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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