put into

verb

put into; putting into; puts into
1
: to use (a certain amount of energy or effort) when doing (something)
He puts a lot of energy into his performances.
2
: to invest (time, money, etc.) in (something)
We put a lot of money into (fixing up) that house.

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Standing on third base in the bottom of the sixth inning in a tie game, the senior had only one thought if the ball was put into play. Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 28 May 2026 And the agency itself has been pretty happy with the outcome of the implementation of the system, which it was put into service basically in 2021, but the system itself has not really undergone any outside review. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Anthropic’s experiment suggests how hard that principle may be to put into practice. Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 26 May 2026 The color nodded not to the colors of Italy’s flag but to the national color of Italy, azzurro blue (also known as Savoy blue), showing extra thought and care put into the story behind her wardrobe. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for put into

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“Put into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20into. Accessed 31 May. 2026.

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