PUTTING IN Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

putting in

verb

present participle of put in

as in planting

to put or set into the ground to grow put in a crop of winter wheat

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Recent Examples of putting in Putting on a community festival is no small feat, but around town, folks are putting in hard work to make fun happen this weekend. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 24 June 2026 The day of the great Casa recoupling, a day that will change lives, the Casa boys in the villa are putting in serious work to earn their spots. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Brooklyn cruised to a 3-0 lead without needing Rachel, putting in the bench players to lose the meaningless final and will look to regroup tomorrow. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Offensive quality control coach Dean Petzing worked with the offensive line, putting in protections. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026 At Bethel University's track, Lucy Haugland is putting in one final interval workout before the biggest race of her life. — Derek James, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Before the late April game against Streamwood, Sanchez was enthusiastic about the work the East Aurora High School team has been putting in. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 New Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh made waves on Wall Street , as intended, by promising less transparency and guidance about upcoming policy moves, while putting in motion institutional-reform efforts. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 June 2026 Accent Aigu Entertainment, which contirbuted 20% of the budget, was the producer, with Bell putting in 30%, Sphere another 20% and provincial and federal funding accounting for the rest. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for putting in

Verb

As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Daugherty recommends planting various evergreens to provide food and shelter for birds over the winter.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026

Definition of planting

Verb

Careful consideration of cover crop species selection and drone seeding timing will improve drone seeding success.

— Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Previous cloud-seeding controversies Cloud seeding is now at the center of the rise in weather‑control conspiracy narratives after disasters, such as the tragic Texas floods of 2025 that killed dozens of people, many of them children.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 June 2026

Definition of seeding

Verb

Although the video does include a rig that involves drilling a mast beam (or thwart) into the canoe’s upper hull edge ( or gunwales), there is also a route that instead uses clamps.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Paramount also must win the approval of British and European regulators, who are known for drilling deeply into media matters because of their influence on society.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026