as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation
he gets put out if anyone disturbs his dinner
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as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
put out the campfire before leaving
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as in to annoy
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
my father was put out by all the street noise outside our house
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as in to weigh
to cause discomfort to or trouble for
if it wouldn't put you out too much, would you mind giving me a ride to the airport?
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as in to publish
to produce and release for distribution in printed form
though most of their sales are now transacted through the Internet, the company still puts out a mail-order catalog
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Recent Examples of put out
Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Police said that upon arrival, officers found an adult woman and a 4-year-old child standing on the sidewalk while the Chicago Fire Department was summoned to put out the blaze.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Claus likes to put out six live baits on the surface, flying two fishing kites with three lines each, along with some flat-line baits.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
In the Sierra Nevada, the chances for snow continued to increase, and the weather service put out a winter storm watch for Lassen, the Eastern Sierra and East Plumas areas beginning Friday evening and lasting until Sunday evening.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Meanwhile, diplomacy is busy putting out different flames.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Police said that upon arrival, officers found an adult woman and a 4-year-old child standing on the sidewalk while the Chicago Fire Department was summoned to put out the blaze.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Claus likes to put out six live baits on the surface, flying two fishing kites with three lines each, along with some flat-line baits.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
In the Sierra Nevada, the chances for snow continued to increase, and the weather service put out a winter storm watch for Lassen, the Eastern Sierra and East Plumas areas beginning Friday evening and lasting until Sunday evening.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
Adjective
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Still annoyed, weirdly offended, and slightly spiraling.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
6 Apr. 2026
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That would have been plenty, but a third section features Andrew Dismukes as an annoyed father refusing to listen to his 6-year-old son’s words.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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In athletes, fat stored in muscle — predominantly in muscle fiber droplets — is an important energy reserve that the body taps into when a person exerts an extraordinary amount of energy.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
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The merger aimed to distance the party from Sasikala’s influence amid mutual concerns that her faction exerted undue control over the party and prevent a split in the AIADMK government.—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 Apr. 2026
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So maybe there was a little more to Tuesday night, when Vesia took the mound here for the first time since that day and extinguished the Toronto Blue Jays’ best offensive threat in the seventh inning of a 4-1 win.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Oakland fire crews extinguished a blaze inside an apartment complex on Tuesday evening, Battalion Chief Anthony Sanders said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Most gnats cause little harm but annoy us to no end.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Getting dropped to Division 3 this season does annoy the Scotties.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Jackson County Legislature is currently weighing an ordinance that would set a 120-day moratorium on any land use applications that propose building a data center in county limits.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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Darden is a Black male, 6 feet, 3 inches tall, and weighs around 200 pounds.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hospital data showed that, by 2023, over half of all trauma cases related to bikes or scooters involved an e-bike or e-scooter, an increase from just 8% in 2018, according to the study, published in the journal Neurosurgery.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The study, published today in Science Advances, suggests a peaceful succession is indeed possible in one of the only eusocial (and most bloody) mammals, the researchers say.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
15 Apr. 2026
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With them, her daughter’s skin no longer gets irritated, said Rickert, who got her business Cuddle-Kin off the ground last year.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Everyone's just irritated with each other.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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That means many rules of the road for cars also apply to equines.—
Nick Sullivan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead of making the case that a city’s environmental review was inadequate, residents will now be more often forced to argue that CEQA even applies at all.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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