1
as in to postpone
to assign to a later time
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
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2
as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
put off your coat and stay awhile
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3
as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
she was put off by his blatantly sexist attitude
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Recent Examples of put off
Part of the problem might be the not-so-clear recommendations themselves, which surveys suggest may be causing folks in this group to just put off gyno appointments altogether.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Jan. 2025
Life often slows down in the winter: fewer guests, fewer plans, chores put off due to 5 p.m. sunsets.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The residents of an Uptown apartment building, including many with disabilities, got a reprieve last week when a Cook County judge put off the possible auction and sale of their affordable building until at least the summer.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Hamlet himself is a reluctant avenger who keeps putting off the act of revenging his father’s murder.
—Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Jan. 2025
Life often slows down in the winter: fewer guests, fewer plans, chores put off due to 5 p.m. sunsets.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The residents of an Uptown apartment building, including many with disabilities, got a reprieve last week when a Cook County judge put off the possible auction and sale of their affordable building until at least the summer.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Hamlet himself is a reluctant avenger who keeps putting off the act of revenging his father’s murder.
—Rachel Hadas, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put off
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The singer noted the show will be postponed to a later date and said her team is working with the concert promoter on rescheduling.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Shakira has been hospitalized in Lima, Peru, and will postpone the show she was slated to perform Sunday (Feb. 16) as part of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2025
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Twelve people, including the three firefighters, were removed to area hospitals.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ross must set a baseline for what McDaniel must do to return. Sirianni, who was making his second Super Bowl appearance, removed all doubt about his return.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cole Aldrich, a former All-American with the Jayhawks and eventual first-round pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, was disgusted by KU’s effort.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Sooners should still be fine given their bona fides, but the current 3-8 mark in the SEC is going to disgust some observers.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The opening of the jail had been delayed, the red carpet stored away, the prisoners' transfers into this facility put on hold.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, decisions on pending petitions to expand coverage to autoimmune and cardiac conditions will be delayed and there will be fewer people to intervene when there are problems with prescriptions and treatment, according to Chevat.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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There’s no update on this outbreak on the CDC website, which usually provides the most detailed breakdown (people sickened, hospitalizations, ill people by state, investigation details) of outbreaks.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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Disease: Outbreaks of measles in parts of Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people, according to state health officials.—
Emmett Lindner,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Senate’s two-bill strategy also defers tough decisions on which taxes to cut.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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These policies deferred Europe’s full emergence from its post-1945 rehabilitation.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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