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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Known for its smokeless design, this Solo Stove fire pit also puts off plenty of heat and can be configured to prepare meals.
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Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
From the comments on Nexus, that low-level cost has put off a lot of players who are used to mods being entirely free.
—Jay Castello, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
Some will no doubt be put off in first glance fashion by Visa paying for shelf space.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Virginia Baptists joined the fight in droves. Baptists, Catholics and Jews were not put off by any of the Revolution’s radical deists: a mostly unorganized group of religious thinkers who believed in God and reason, but not revelation or miracles.
—Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
From the comments on Nexus, that low-level cost has put off a lot of players who are used to mods being entirely free.
—Jay Castello, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2024
Some will no doubt be put off in first glance fashion by Visa paying for shelf space.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Virginia Baptists joined the fight in droves. Baptists, Catholics and Jews were not put off by any of the Revolution’s radical deists: a mostly unorganized group of religious thinkers who believed in God and reason, but not revelation or miracles.
—Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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The Benton County Sheriff’s Office’s Parents Night Out event at Bentonville West High School set for Monday night was postponed as well.Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The flood has claimed over 200 lives thus far, and resulted in Los Blancos' La Liga fixture against Valencia at the Mestalla on Saturday being postponed.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Project Zero, on the other hand, allows brands to directly remove counterfeits of their product from Amazon stores.Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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What conventions in use cases, if removed without any AI, make that use case better?Sajal Singh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Yet some of us in the audience, disgusted by the persistence of Nazism and anti-immigrant invective in the present, may well appreciate the force of McQueen’s rhetoric.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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The writer was disgusted with church policies of putting young women under control of male members and that one had repeatedly raped his charge and bragged about it.Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2024
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In August 2024, the Financial Times reported that 40% of more than 100 projects evaluated were delayed.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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This year, state laws still in place in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin prohibiting election workers from counting early votes until Election Day are expected to delay results again.Rachel Barber, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Thomas said she was immediately repulsed by Trump in 2016 and only remains a Republican now only to help shape the party's choices in primary elections.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
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Yeah, there is nothing but sycophancy and repulsing his enemies.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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Chop up candy or candy bars with a knife or scissors and put over ice cream or frozen yogurt.Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
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When Cody tried to put over the gaudy Crown Jewel Championship, fans did not seem all that impressed with it.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Last summer, for example, a red tide bloom released a neurotoxin called domoic acid that sickened sea lions and other marine mammals along the California coast, including in Los Angeles.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75 others across 13 states.Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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After the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, reviewed the national security implications of the sale, the Biden administration deferred a decision until after the election.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, only 14% of employees deferred the maximum amount into 401(k) plans, according to Vanguard’s 2024 How America Saves report, which included data from 1,500 qualified plans and nearly 5 million participants.Kate Dore, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Put off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20off. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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