as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation
he gets put out if anyone disturbs his dinner
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as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
put out the campfire before leaving
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as in to annoy
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
my father was put out by all the street noise outside our house
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as in to weigh
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
if it wouldn't put you out too much, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport?
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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
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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
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But at this very moment, in one of the studios in the Compound, his suite of offices situated between a gas station and an airport rental-car return lot in Los Angeles, Snoop, 53, is annoyed.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
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The annoyed friend explained why separating the bill in this instance is bothering her so much on the U.K.-based forum Mumsnet.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Education is another sector where government funding exerts significant influence, as the Trump Administration is now demonstrating.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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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
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Firefighters extinguished the fire early Sunday morning and no injuries were reported.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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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
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Seiders, 44, is charged with felony child pornography possession, misdemeanor annoying a child under 18, concealing a camera with intent to invade privacy and attempting to conceal a camera.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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What annoyed me was good old-fashioned stupid gameplay.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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After waking up his wife in the middle of the night to take him to the emergency room, Carroll weighed himself.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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That result weighed heavily on the players and coach Cathy Reese.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Image Israel’s security chief accused Netanyahu of impropriety Ronen Bar, the chief of Israel’s domestic security agency, said in an affidavit published yesterday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had repeatedly pressed him to spy on Israelis who had led and funded anti-government protests.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Video published by the Poughkeepsie Fire Department shows a family, identified by ABC News as Lisa Davis and her two grandchildren, walking down Academy Street in the upstate New York town just after 1:30 p.m. ET on April 19.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The less time people spend playing creative director, the less time everyone else will spend being irritated.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
15 Apr. 2025
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If your skin barrier is particularly irritated, this cleansing oil will soothe irritation and redness.—
Rosa Jisoo Pyo,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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The proposal would apply to single parents earning up to $100,000 per year and couples earning up to $200,000 per year.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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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 28 Apr. 2025.
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