as in coming out
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as in extinguishing
to cause to cease burning
put out the campfire before leaving
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as in bothering
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 weighing
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 publishing
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 Synonyms for putting out
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Chinese automakers are exerting extraordinary pressure on their competitors in the EV space.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Will such laws potentially hamper AI advancement and place our country at a disadvantage over others (see my analysis of AI advances as a form of exerting national political power on the world stage, at the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
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The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Dec. 2024
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Truly pocket sized and weighing just 165g, FiiO says this is the ideal travel companion thanks to 12 hours of battery life and a two-hour fast-charge mode.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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This 2,000-tonne contraption would be lowered on a string of pipe weighing 2,000 tonnes, and grapple the wreck weighing 4,000 tonnes.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
4 Jan. 2025
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This is likely due to L-citrulline's role in nitric oxide production.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Damon brings a haunted intensity to the role, and Liman, who struggled with the studio throughout production, directs with style and grit.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Anglerfish ancestors lived on the seafloor and maneuvered around using specialized stout fins, much like their close relatives the batfishes and frogfishes.—
Danielle Hall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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At the core of the company’s operation is the aim of developing the technological skills of all sorts of large organizations using AI.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The publishing vet has worked on staff at Domino, Martha Stewart Living, and Every Day with Rachael Ray magazines, and was Senior Digital Editor at Food Network.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Editor’s note: Due to a publishing error, these letters to the editor did not run in Sunday’s Naperville Sun.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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Law school in Houston After applying to Texas Southern University in Houston, the school dean called him and told him frankly that the school needed to recruit more Latino people to justify its existence with a diverse student body to the state legislature.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Jan. 2025
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Herrick before applying the Ilia Limitless Mascara.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
4 Jan. 2025
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Producers must ensure their product is available where buyers are looking—marketplaces, B2B catalogs, trade shows and industry publications.—
Rovshan Rasulov,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Following the publication of Wynn-Williams’ book, Meta pointed CNN to social media posts from current and former Meta employees cited in the book who contested Wynn-Williams’ depictions of the company and events detailed in the book.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Putting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20out. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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