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put out

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verb

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as in to exert
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively despite putting out her best effort, she was unable to beat her longtime tennis rival

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as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog

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Recent Examples of put out
Verb
Karen Tropp Veronesi put out the idea of polling some of the top teams from a year ago and gauge what their interest would have been in a 1A tournament had one existed. Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2025 Free League Publishing put out an official Alien Role Playing Game in December of 2019 as part of a fresh batch of space horror games. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was called to the residence and put out the blaze at the Susquehanna Riverfront mansion. Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025 The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire was called to the residence and put out the fire at the Susquehanna Riverfront mansion. Time, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
Adjective
  • Michelle is annoyed that Suzie didn’t switch it up enough, for example.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Sometimes, political leadership requires uncommon courage, especially when faced with annoyed and embarrassed constituents, caught and fined for driving recklessly.
    John Seng, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Education is another sector where government funding exerts significant influence, as the Trump Administration is now demonstrating.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The zigzag outlines of his pendant lights, for instance, exert a kind of magnetic force like lightning.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Firefighters extinguished the fire early Sunday morning and no injuries were reported.
    Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Otherwise their first-round pick goes to the Oklahoma City Thunder in June to extinguish that obligation that otherwise would move unprotected to the 2026 first round.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Waltz now has a bunch of top officials, and their teams, who are annoyed at him for drawing bad publicity.
    Marc Caputo, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
  • However, standing in the middle of a road to capture the Eiffel Tower in the background is not only unsafe but can also annoy locals.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Donors of all blood types are encouraged to make an appointment to give by clicking here; donors must be 17 in most states (or 16 with parental consent where allowed by state law) and weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health to be eligible to donate.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Males can eventually weigh 500 pounds on average, while females typically weigh 250 pounds.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Shortly after the news published, Deadline reported that the core group of Huvane, Baum, Halls and Gelb have formed a new firm called Apex Public Relations.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Source: National Interagency Fire Center This story was originally published April 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The overstressed tissue, either along your arch or right next to your heel, can then sustain tiny tears and become irritated, inflamed, and painful.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025
  • However, when the body is dehydrated, the vocal cords are more likely to become irritated and there is a higher risk of injury.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • If an institution like Harvard cannot resist tyranny when applied to it, then who can? KARL (voice-over): The Ivy League University refuses Trump's latest demands, putting billions in federal funding on the line.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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