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Recent Examples of put in
The diplomatic talks came a day after the State Department put in writing a $100 million offer for humanitarian aid to be distributed by the Catholic Church and other aid groups.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Train service through Victory Station was halted, and a bus bridge was put in place to move passengers.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 14 May 2026
He was put in an asylum with strict surveillance.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
But there’s pleasure in staying put in town too, preferably eating fish and chips at Lewis’ Seafood Restaurant and watching the light shift over the North Sea.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Train service through Victory Station was halted, and a bus bridge was put in place to move passengers.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 14 May 2026
He was put in an asylum with strict surveillance.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
But there’s pleasure in staying put in town too, preferably eating fish and chips at Lewis’ Seafood Restaurant and watching the light shift over the North Sea.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put in
Verb
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Many gardeners today are planting pollinator gardens to attract bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds and other wildlife.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Do not cut smaller potatoes; plant them whole.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Additional employer or philanthropic initiatives aimed at seeding accounts could further increase early balances.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Mater Dei senior Gianna Kenrick, who is committed to Kentucky, is seeded first in the 11-dive girls meet.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Both candidates were the only ones to say California should resume offshore drilling.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Cape Station entails drilling wells 10,000 feet deep—about 2 miles—and then directionally drilling horizontally another 7,500 feet to create adequately sized reservoirs, and fracking (hydraulic fracturing) the rock to release the flows of water naturally heated to more than 400 degrees.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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