1
as in erecting
to fix in an upright position
the builders put up the walls before starting on the roof
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2
as in building
to form by putting together parts or materials
plans to put up a pavilion in the public gardens
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3
as in selling
to offer for sale to the public
put their possessions up for auction
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4
as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter
the university puts up students in a variety of buildings
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as in plotting
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
put up an elaborate scheme to defraud insurance companies
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Recent Examples of putting up
Their last game was an 81-72 home win over the Golden State Valkyries, with Alyssa Thomas putting up yet another triple-double, this time with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 16 assists.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Genesis' small luxury car is a fierce competitor Hyundai Motor Group's luxury division Genesis is putting up a serious fight in the luxury vehicle space.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
After his arraignment on charges of falsifying business records in New York in 2023, he was released on his own recognizance – without putting up any cash.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Veronica Burton continued to stuff the stat sheet at point guard, putting up an efficient 24 points and 14 assists, while surprise starter Kate Martin put in 14 points.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
After putting up video game numbers last fall (3,636 total yards, 36 TDs), the sky’s the limit.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
For four years that peony toyed with me, putting up shoots in the spring but no buds.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Think of lending to an oil company to fix leaks in its pipes to stop methane from seeping out, or putting up the money for a steel producer to convert to a less emissions-intensive process.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Hartford leaders say the agreement will be an environmental and economic win, with the city putting up no money while getting protection from sharing CTEC’s risks.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Genesis' small luxury car is a fierce competitor Hyundai Motor Group's luxury division Genesis is putting up a serious fight in the luxury vehicle space.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
After his arraignment on charges of falsifying business records in New York in 2023, he was released on his own recognizance – without putting up any cash.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Veronica Burton continued to stuff the stat sheet at point guard, putting up an efficient 24 points and 14 assists, while surprise starter Kate Martin put in 14 points.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
After putting up video game numbers last fall (3,636 total yards, 36 TDs), the sky’s the limit.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
For four years that peony toyed with me, putting up shoots in the spring but no buds.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Think of lending to an oil company to fix leaks in its pipes to stop methane from seeping out, or putting up the money for a steel producer to convert to a less emissions-intensive process.
—Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Hartford leaders say the agreement will be an environmental and economic win, with the city putting up no money while getting protection from sharing CTEC’s risks.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting up
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Trained by his enslaver in bricklaying and carpentry, Moses became foreman of a building crew, erecting barns, homes, and warehouses across the South.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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With his business suffering from the bridge closing, Vishal Patel came up with the idea of erecting a sign on his cousin’s property that would advertise the Spring Hill Inn and Uno Pizzeria & Grill.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Mistral, one of Europe’s most competitive tech startups and widely seen as a regional rival of Sam Altman’s OpenAI, has been building large language models that form the foundation of AI applications, such as chatbots.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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More than just a coffee shop, Refuge has a workforce-development program to help newcomers get settled, connect with people, and learn skills to assist them in building new lives.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Robert Bilkie, CEO of Sigma Investment Counselors in Northville, Michigan, said investors who reacted to April’s weakness by selling stocks would be significantly less wealthy today.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But for Allen-Green and other community members supporting the project, a major preoccupation this year remains selling the three schools to more families in the neighborhood.—
Mila Koumpilova,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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The building is the home of Ukraine’s Cabinet, housing the offices of its ministers.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The building, on the northwest side of the city, formerly housing the Milwaukee Environmental Sciences Academy in the Dineen Park neighborhood and has been turned into a shelter by the American Red Cross for dozens of residents who still haven’t found a more permanent home.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Still, no reason to do this to Kyle, who is just only recovering from his self-destructive spiral and who has no idea that his friend is plotting to steal his girl again.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Its director, and franchise mastermind, Rian Johnson has proven himself a master of the whodunnit form with these films, showing a knack for Agatha Christie puzzle-plotting that, well, the actual adapters of Christie haven’t shown in recent years.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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By embedding living bacteria into the world’s most common building material, the team has created a supercapacitor capable of storing electricity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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The integration of pg_vector extension enables storing and querying millions of vectors with millisecond response times, supporting real-time AI applications that process unstructured data alongside traditional business records.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Since 1995, when Trevor’s twins Joshua and Samuel died in England, the Marlborough father has dedicated his life to raising funds to donate to special care baby units throughout the country.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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This approach requires constructing a clear, detailed vision of what the organization could look like once AI is embedded into its operating model.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The research team attempted to show the practical application of their idea by constructing a green wall made of 56 plants that produced enough light to see text, images and a person located up to 10 centimeters (four inches) away, according to the study.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Putting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/putting%20up. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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