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as in extinguishes
to cause to cease burning
put out the campfire before leaving
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as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
my father was put out by all the street noise outside our house
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as in weighs
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
if it wouldn't put you out too much, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport?
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as in publishes
to produce and release for distribution in printed form
though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog
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Recent Examples of puts out
The National Weather Service puts out warnings and watches for intense forecasts.
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Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Ask About Restocking Schedules Not all HomeGoods locations restock on the same schedule, so don’t be afraid to ask an employee when your store typically puts out new merchandise.
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Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
In that sense, his art shares a spiritual DNA with autofiction, a literary style immortalized by many writers his publisher Semiotext(e) puts out.
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Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) puts out the tome known in the field as the DSM-5.
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Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
Each year, Condé Nast Traveler puts out their annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey (this year, the 38th edition) for thousands of adventurers to vote on the best in travel, from airports to hotels to resorts.
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Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
Its Osram tri-color LED light source puts out 750 ISO lumens, which means that after-dark viewing parties will likely be on the cards – though the accompanying promo imagery does show it being used during the day.
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New Atlas,
10 Sep. 2025
Antonoff really puts out as her producer, helping her cram the music full of nonstop twists and turns, with loads of Abba and Eurodisco.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Ask About Restocking Schedules Not all HomeGoods locations restock on the same schedule, so don’t be afraid to ask an employee when your store typically puts out new merchandise.
—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
In that sense, his art shares a spiritual DNA with autofiction, a literary style immortalized by many writers his publisher Semiotext(e) puts out.
—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) puts out the tome known in the field as the DSM-5.
—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
Each year, Condé Nast Traveler puts out their annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey (this year, the 38th edition) for thousands of adventurers to vote on the best in travel, from airports to hotels to resorts.
—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
Its Osram tri-color LED light source puts out 750 ISO lumens, which means that after-dark viewing parties will likely be on the cards – though the accompanying promo imagery does show it being used during the day.
—
New Atlas,
10 Sep. 2025
Antonoff really puts out as her producer, helping her cram the music full of nonstop twists and turns, with loads of Abba and Eurodisco.
—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts out
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Although the Florida Bar continues to make recommendations, the governor exerts significant influence over those recommendations.
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Viewed from a distance, the pressure AI exerts on human artists appears as part of an evolutionary process that far predates its own invention.
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Desmond successfully uncorks a stone plug at the island's core and extinguishes the light.
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After the fish has dropped, a bucket of water from Enid Lake extinguishes the fire.
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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?
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One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.
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And spreading that economic boom beyond a handful of AI companies is quickly becoming a national priority, as the White House weighs taking stakes in frontier labs and politicians float new ways to tax them.
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The glide bomb weighs 250 kilograms, putting it on par with the Russian FAB-250.
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Every top consulting firm publishes some version of an article identifying this.
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Twice a day, Hoeflich's office publishes rip current forecasts, which help inform local beaches.
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West Virginia’s ban also applies at every level of competition, but only from middle school through college.
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The same process applies for minors if all living parents agree to the name change.
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What bothers me is the foot-dragging, the spinning in circles, the slow degradation of these characters into annoying stereotypes.
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What bothers me is the implication of a Labubu National Team full of these things.
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The asymmetry—Anthropic penalized while OpenAI was not—is what troubles him most.
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But what really troubles him is something larger.
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