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
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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Billy Joel postpones his tour due to an undisclosed medical condition: ‘My health must come first.’ At Southwest Airlines, bags will no longer fly free. Get unlimited access to the Los Angeles Times.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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That meeting was scheduled to last for an hour, but a later executive order signing ceremony was postponed, with the president not speaking with reporters all day as stocks tumbled.—
Naomi Lim,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Mar. 2025
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With Kyiv losing its grip on the western Russian region of Kursk, its sole territorial bargaining chip, many believe that Putin may be delaying talks on the ceasefire proposal until the region is firmly back under Russian control.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Under a special rule, IRA owners and participants born after December 31, 1950, and who turned 73 in 2024, can delay their first RMD until April 1, 2025.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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This, even after Trump opted to defer his initial 25-percent duties on Canadian products until early April.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Mar. 2025
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Over 100 employees at the Office of Federal Student Aid accepted buyouts in February as part of a Trump administration deferred resignation program, draining the department of experienced staff when borrowers need help the most.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Recent surveys indicated that businesses are delaying investments and seeing revenue decline as customers put off purchases, in part due to tariffs.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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But taxpayers may have all kinds of reasons for putting off filing a tax return until a few months later—and the best part?—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20over. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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