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 In his absence, Scotty Pippin Jr. put up a team-high 28 points for the Grizzlies, while Jaren Jackson Jr. added 22. Matias Grez, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 Last year, Lindor got off to an ice-cold start before putting up MVP-caliber numbers. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025 Time for the greatest dealmaker of all time to put up or shut up. Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025 With that one sidelined for now, the biggest on its books is West Hartford, where the company wants to put up a pair of four-story buildings with a total of 112 apartments. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put up
Verb
  • Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The smoke that wafts from the chimney is created using chemical pellets that are burned in another stove that's connected to the stovepipe chimney, which is temporarily erected atop the Sistine Chapel just for that purpose.
    Christopher Watson, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And when the focus shifts from guarding what’s been built to cultivating what’s possible next.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • The Capitals built a 2-0 lead, with Orlov assisting on Washington’s second goal.
    Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • The mint julep became the event’s official drink in 1939, when racetrack managers began selling the glasses the drinks were served in as souvenirs.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Hims & Hers will not be selling compounded versions of Wegovy and Ozempic after May 22, following the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement that the GLP-1 shortage is over.
    Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The plant will be able to house up to 28 production lines.
    Amy Neff Roth, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • Although backpacks can be upgraded to house more loot, most of what’s found will quickly fill up your inventory after just a couple of minutes searching.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • Mangione, accused of plotting and carrying out the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024, has garnered a following after the fact.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
  • Those close to her say the focus has been less about plotting her next campaign and more about helping shape the Democratic Party's path forward.
    Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 1 May 2025
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  • Iran's Defense Ministry denied the claims, insisting no sensitive materials were stored there.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Originally used to store claymore mines and their accessories, the bag had been repurposed by McLean to carry supplies to men in the field.
    Made by History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The order governs Title VII, though could be influential on disparate claims raised by other civil rights laws.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 May 2025
  • Up next, the Trump family's crypto investments are raising conflict of interest questions as the president sets crypto policy from the White House.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 May 2025
Verb
  • The current police station was constructed in 1968 and has 20,300 square feet of space.
    Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Barcelona’s wall to defend the free kick was poorly constructed, daring Mbappe to shoot through the middle without needing to thread the needle.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Put up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20up. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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