put forth

phrase

Synonyms of put forthnext
1
b
: to make public : issue
2
: to bring into action : exert
3
: to produce or send out by growth
put forth leaves
4
: to start out

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Su’s bio on the EDI Media website boasts that in 2012 then-state Assemblyman Curt Hagman put forth a resolution giving Su his own day in California. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 Employees Feel Like Different People At Work ‘Severance’ puts forth the debate of identity at home versus identity at work and takes it to the extreme. Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Over 95% of students enrolled in Miami Catholic schools are on some kind of state scholarship, with most receiving around $6,500 in vouchers to put forth toward tuition, according to the Archdiocese of Miami. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Various suggestions for the specific instruction have been put forth, including to get louder, to take a pause, or to continue without pausing. Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for put forth

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“Put forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20forth. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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