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putting out

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verb

present participle of put out
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as in exerting
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 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The tariffs, effective immediately, are expected to affect manufacturing and production costs, particularly for businesses that rely heavily on aluminum for packaging.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The agreement takes effect after BBC Studios completes its current production commitments in the region.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Those efforts have helped streamline BuzzFeed's publishing business to focus on digital assets (BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Tasty) that monetize mostly through advertising and affiliate marketing.
    Sara Fischer, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The show begins with 16-year-old Carole Klein, soon to be known as Carole King, getting her first break by selling an original song at the Brill Building in Manhattan, the center of publishing and songwriting for the pop music industry at the time.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Herrick before applying the Ilia Limitless Mascara.
    Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In January, Tesla's sales in France plummeted by 63.4 percent, Germany saw a 59.5 percent drop, and even the United Kingdom, a slightly more forgiving market, reported a 12 percent decline, according to EV Magazine, a specialized publication on electric vehicles.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Grace Wales Bonner Launches Howard Universal, A Limited Edition Publication In Partnership With Howard University Grace Wales Bonner and Howard University join forces to celebrate the history the institution with a limited edition publication, Howard Universal.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
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