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
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
In response to a market-moving piece of dystopian fan fiction fearmongering about AI, Citadel Securities put out its own brief on the historical precedent for AI’s impact and the improbability that the technology will render humans unemployable any more than the typewriter or the internet did.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
In less than nine months, the federal Department of Transportation took control of the Penn Station renovation, put out a call for design and development teams, and selected three finalists.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2026
Hebden put out his latest Four Tet album, Three, in 2024.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
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The Snowballs put out an open call for applicants late last year.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
In response to a market-moving piece of dystopian fan fiction fearmongering about AI, Citadel Securities put out its own brief on the historical precedent for AI’s impact and the improbability that the technology will render humans unemployable any more than the typewriter or the internet did.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
In less than nine months, the federal Department of Transportation took control of the Penn Station renovation, put out a call for design and development teams, and selected three finalists.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 Feb. 2026
Hebden put out his latest Four Tet album, Three, in 2024.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
Adjective
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Trump remains annoyed, and Starmer is bracing to see whether the president’s anger has an impact on trans-Atlantic ties and trade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Messi quickly got up and didn’t appear to be injured, but was visibly annoyed.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Congress has repeatedly tried to re-exert its authority in recent years to no avail.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Ashton argues that more than ever, stories exert a real, tangible force.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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Rinderknecht has pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys say he is being used as a scapegoat for the Los Angeles Fire Department’s failure to fully extinguish the earlier blaze.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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At least nine Miami-Dade fire rescue units worked to extinguish the fire, a spokesperson said.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Last Sunday, the broadcast showed a perplexed, annoyed Wells who thought his team went missing.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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Nevertheless, Jude would be annoyed.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In some cases, the full head ensemble can weigh over 10 pounds, placing considerable physical strain on the performers — particularly during energetic dance sequences.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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Like his colleagues across the state, East Hartford schools Superintendent Thomas Anderson has to weigh all of those inconveniences when deciding whether to call off classes.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Only 1 in 4 Americans approve of the strikes on Iran that killed the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey published on March 2.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
5 Mar. 2026
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Her first tome in the series came out in 2015 and the most recent was published in 2021.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Her eyes have grown more sensitive over time, and most mascaras leave them red and irritated by the end of the day.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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The characterization irritated McPherson, the child psychiatrist who, along with another physician, was retained in 2014 by DHS to inspect family detention centers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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And that word — dogfight — evokes two words that apply to a lot of the talk that came up often after Canadiens practice at Honda Center on Thursday.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But in practice, this knowledge is often inaccessible or hard to apply to rural circumstances.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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