put in
verb
put in; putting in; puts in
1
: to make a formal offer or declaration of
put in a plea of guilty
2
: to come in with : interpose
put in a word for his brother
3
: to spend (time) especially at some occupation or job
put in six hours at the office
4
: plant
put in a crop
1
: to call at or enter a place
especially
: to enter a harbor or port
2
: to make an application, request, or offer
—often used with for
… had to retire and put in for a pension.—
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put in a crop of winter wheat
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Paperbacks are lighter and smaller and more lithe, easier to put in a pocket or a backpack and carry around.
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Paul Anthony Kelly puts in a good effort, and Sarah Pidgeon — by now probably sick and tired of crying her eyes out — commits to soap-opera levels of big emotion.
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The cessation of hostilities, or ceasefire, that was put in place at the end of that conflict was holding.
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Liz Crawford, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Paperbacks are lighter and smaller and more lithe, easier to put in a pocket or a backpack and carry around.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Paul Anthony Kelly puts in a good effort, and Sarah Pidgeon — by now probably sick and tired of crying her eyes out — commits to soap-opera levels of big emotion.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The cessation of hostilities, or ceasefire, that was put in place at the end of that conflict was holding.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
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Putin
biographical name
Pu·tin
ˈpü-tin 
Vladimir Vladimirovich 1952– president of Russia (2000–08); prime minister (2008–12); president (2012– )
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