as in to put over
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Recent Examples of put across
The Finnish conductor, 39, is a singular sight before an orchestra — bushy-haired, bony, and armed with an arsenal of gestures that put across his intentions with striking specificity.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The downside of putting across the board tariffs in place, McCaul added, is consumer prices could increase.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Very few directors working today can put across a movie like Gladiator II as convincingly, which perhaps explains why the sequel — for all its barbaric violence and the plaintive, at times stirring, discussions about justice and democracy — doesn’t have the mournful quality that the first film did.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Yet the Chills’ music put across an abiding belief in the power of a great song.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024
In the pavilion, at least, Alsop and orchestra put across the details in high definition, the desolation gradually pitching into a bombastic, muscular finish.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2024
This production — directed, like the original, by Des McAnuff — won’t provide that, being less interested in trying to put across the story (by McAnuff and Townshend) than in obscuring it with relentless noise and banal imagery.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
This gesture did not read so well in the church’s large space, with intrusions from outdoor sounds and indoor fans; the breathing could have been exaggerated more to put across Trumbore’s point.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
Each actress puts across emotionally persuasive moments, yet there’s a bland, unappealing imperiousness in the street smarts of 80 for Brady and the romantic resolutions of Book Club, which get no deeper than being girlish.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 May 2023
Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The downside of putting across the board tariffs in place, McCaul added, is consumer prices could increase.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Very few directors working today can put across a movie like Gladiator II as convincingly, which perhaps explains why the sequel — for all its barbaric violence and the plaintive, at times stirring, discussions about justice and democracy — doesn’t have the mournful quality that the first film did.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Yet the Chills’ music put across an abiding belief in the power of a great song.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024
In the pavilion, at least, Alsop and orchestra put across the details in high definition, the desolation gradually pitching into a bombastic, muscular finish.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2024
This production — directed, like the original, by Des McAnuff — won’t provide that, being less interested in trying to put across the story (by McAnuff and Townshend) than in obscuring it with relentless noise and banal imagery.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
This gesture did not read so well in the church’s large space, with intrusions from outdoor sounds and indoor fans; the breathing could have been exaggerated more to put across Trumbore’s point.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
Each actress puts across emotionally persuasive moments, yet there’s a bland, unappealing imperiousness in the street smarts of 80 for Brady and the romantic resolutions of Book Club, which get no deeper than being girlish.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put across
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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
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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
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The clip gives fans a look into his creative process as members of the OTF crew communicate with him on calls and run through songs making the tracklist’s cut.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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In this new creative interface, your job is to communicate effectively—asking the right questions and offering the right prompts—while the heavy lifting of execution is handled by AI.—
John Winsor,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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This subtle shift not only conveys assertiveness but also acknowledges the other person's patience, working to your advantage.—
Melody Wilding, LMSW,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The doc uses all the simple, traditional tricks of the form, between talking head interviews and B-roll footage, but its aim to convey facts and figures first is perhaps its biggest strength.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Put across.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20across. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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