put over
verb
put over; putting over; puts over
3
: to achieve or carry through by deceit or trickery
put one over on me
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as a result of a medical emergency, our dream vacation had to be put over to the following year
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So far, around 36 extensions have been compromised, putting over 2.6 million Chrome users at risk of having their browsing data and account credentials exposed.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Things a YouTube creator might put over a landscape video.
—Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Severe threat diminishes On Sunday, the storm system pushed its way east, putting over 20 million people from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas at risk of extreme weather.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Things a YouTube creator might put over a landscape video.
—Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Pendant lights: $79.99 Pendant lights provide a concentrated light that many people choose to put over their sinks in the kitchen.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Put over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20over. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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