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put off

verb

Definition of put off

as in to postpone

to assign to a later time never put off until tomorrow what you can do today

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as in to remove

to rid oneself of (a garment) put off your coat and stay awhile

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as in to disgust

to cause to feel disgust she was put off by his blatantly sexist attitude

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Recent Examples of put off Some of them were put off by élite football’s deliberate lack of culture—staunch apoliticism is easy to sell to Sky Sports—and others had been priced out. — Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 But don’t be put off by produce that doesn’t look picture-perfect. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 5 Oct. 2026 Without it, people tend to put off checkups, prescriptions and screenings. — Amber Bellazaire, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Angi data shows 60 percent of consumers are now putting off projects and switching to maintenance. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put off

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In Madera, organizers postponed the third annual Oaxacan Guelaguetza festival, amid growing fears, according to the group’s Facebook account.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
In February, the Louvre postponed a competition to select an architect in charge of expanding the museum that had been announced less than a year prior.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of postpone

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The woman contacted her 72-year-old father, who came out of the house to remove Gonzalez.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
While no service can promise to remove all your data from the internet, a data removal service can monitor and automate the process of removing your information from hundreds of sites continuously over a longer period.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of remove

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More than 350 flights were canceled or delayed at Moscow airports, local media reported, as planes were grounded in response to incoming drones.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Green denied that characterization and declined to elaborate on the challenges that delayed the delivery beyond the missing money.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of delay

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Our top picks In an effort to figure out which aprons best marry form and function, my colleagues and I put over a dozen options to the test in our own homes.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
After losing nearly a stroke and a half to the field on the greens in Round 1, Åberg has gained nearly three strokes putting over the last two days.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of put over

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Last week, ProPublica detailed the case of two girls severely sickened last year after consuming raw goat milk from an unregulated farm in southern California.

— Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026
Outbreaks this year in Louisiana and last year in Florida sickened multiple children, including at least one who developed the same life-changing kidney condition as Brooklyn.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sicken

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Trump issued an executive order last week allowing truckers to use tax-exempt offroad diesel on the highway, but the tax obligation is deferred not eliminated.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
The court has deferred a decision on the lease and sublease rejections until a hearing Wednesday.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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