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Like many other platforms, a user must accurately input their birthday for parental restrictions to be put in place.
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
D’Amaro was put in charge of the effort, which is designed to cement Disney’s leading position in leisure entertainment.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
In the three decades since the moratorium was put in place, Newfoundland and Labrador has maintained the highest per-capita unemployment rate in the country, leading to huge waves of out-migration, with many people leaving in search of work on the mainland.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
The practice, which surged during the pandemic, but has been scaled back significantly under additional regulations put in place by the city, drew widespread praise but also complaints from residents and many community boards.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
D’Amaro was put in charge of the effort, which is designed to cement Disney’s leading position in leisure entertainment.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
In the three decades since the moratorium was put in place, Newfoundland and Labrador has maintained the highest per-capita unemployment rate in the country, leading to huge waves of out-migration, with many people leaving in search of work on the mainland.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
The practice, which surged during the pandemic, but has been scaled back significantly under additional regulations put in place by the city, drew widespread praise but also complaints from residents and many community boards.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put in
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Dormant oil can cause phytotoxicity (damage to plant tissues from a chemical exposure) if applied during the growing season, which is why it’s applied while plants are dormant, usually in late winter.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
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The Iowa Electronic Markets helped plant the seed for the modern-day prediction market companies that have ballooned into a multibillion-dollar industry, offering contracts on everything from the Super Bowl to the number of times Elon Musk will post on X in early February.—
Suzy Khimm,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Those rankings determine which teams go into which playoff divisions and how teams are seeded in those divisions.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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Place seeds about one-quarter inch deep and one inch apart, or plant sets with the pointed end up, leaving the tip just visible above the soil.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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Kennard drilled a three pointer off a pass from Reaves to give the Lakers a 92-88 lead in the fourth quarter.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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In the winter, Govert comes out to the lake to drill holes in the ice to measure the thickness.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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