put up

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as in to store
to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability I need to clear out a space in the garage to put up my motorcycle for the winter

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Recent Examples of put up Florida’s attack came out in waves against Seattle, putting up 64 total shot attempts to 45 by the Kraken. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025 The Razorbacks put up 44 points in the paint to the Tigers’ 26 without their starting center. Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2025 Jackson scored a game-high 21 points with 11 rebounds, while Wallace put up 19 points and 11 rebounds and Spivey added 12 points and five rebounds despite battling foul trouble. Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 The 17-year-old from Torrance puts up a leading score of 93.75 on the first of her three finals runs, and then betters it with a near-perfect 98.75 on her final run. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put up
Verb
  • Wooden posts were erected on the site at some point, but the stone monument that remains today was begun around 2500 B.C.E. Adjustments were made to the positions of the smaller, inner bluestones 200 to 300 years later.
    Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers, for example, have erected a dedicated transportation hub behind centerfield for public transportation and rideshare.
    Candace Oehler, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • And now, thanks to this contract, Evans can look to build some more permanence in Montreal.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The move marks a sharp departure from decades of U.S. policy supporting foreign aid to stabilize countries and build alliances.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Kier's discovery appears to be part of a set, with similar plates selling online in different colors.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Until that time, everyone at Lucid knows that no matter how many news stories the Sapphire can attract, the company simply needs to sell more vehicles.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Restaurant Aure is housed in a historic gunpowder house from 1745.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Slash-resistant straps and lining will keep this bag firmly at your side throughout the day, while a roomy primary compartment will house all your essentials with room to spare.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Was only the first season really plotted out in any meaningful way?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Black sharecroppers and tenant farmers were plotting an insurrection.
    Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • That one harnesses Majorana fermions to create topological qubits that are designed to store information in a way that’s inherently protected against many types of errors.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Let your schedule and meal plan be your guide to select the best way to store radishes.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Von der Leyen has proposed that the EU's executive branch, the European Commission, raise up to $161 billion on financial markets that would be loaned to member countries buy new military equipment for themselves, or to send to Ukraine.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Just a few hours later, Israeli soldiers and police raided the house, guns raised, according to the family and several New York Times journalists who were there covering Zughayer's release.
    Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Originally constructed in the 1400s, the current church was rebuilt in 1757 after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In addition to hiring new staff and establishing a new process for designing and constructing projects, the department would be transparent, Carter said.
    Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025

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