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
Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Firefighters put out a hot spot from the Brantley Highway 82 Fire on April 24, 2026 in Atkinson, Georgia.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Mexican authorities put out an alert and later found the children abandoned in a short-term rental property.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 12 June 2026
Firefighters were able to put out the fire there.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Sensing this to be the case, Texas Tech's athletic department released a 21-minute video statement on Thursday evening to try and put out the flames from the Sorsby fallout, hoping to clear up any misconceptions from the ongoing case.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Firefighters put out a hot spot from the Brantley Highway 82 Fire on April 24, 2026 in Atkinson, Georgia.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Mexican authorities put out an alert and later found the children abandoned in a short-term rental property.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 12 June 2026
Firefighters were able to put out the fire there.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
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Two Indiana Pacers fans, identified as Grace and Michael, were caught on camera having a heated discussion in which Grace looked annoyed.—
Shakeia Taylor,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Fans were more than a little annoyed when large portions of season 5 of The Boys, ahead of its ultimate ending, appeared to be a large ad for the upcoming Vought Rising prequel spinoff series.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Drinking a lot of water is particularly important for fans and workers who are moving around a lot or exerting themselves.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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Even match through the first 15 minutes, as both sides have exerted a little pressure offensively without any major scoring chances so far.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Authorities will not be able to begin their investigation into the cause of the fire until it is completely extinguished, Heefner said.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Firefighters made progress on firelines Wednesday evening, strengthening control lines and extinguishing hot spots, Cal Fire officials said in an update.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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And get annoyed when people spell it wrong anyway?—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Each weighs about a third of a pound.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Police described Taylor as a Black male standing approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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His fiction has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, and Best American Short Stories, among other publications, and his nonfiction has been published in the New York Times, Nation, Boston Globe, and elsewhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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It’s composed largely of her brilliant, almost painfully intimate essays, originally published in The New Yorker, about the fraught dynamics between mothers and daughters.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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The study also found that participants became frustrated with Pepper for reasons similar to those that make people irritated with overly competitive friends or family members during board games.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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The eye cream is also formulated with squalane to help soften and calm irritated skin, as well as Argireline peptide, which is so effective at smoothing wrinkles that it’s been called the Botox of skincare.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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Sacramento consistently ranks among the most diverse cities in the country, and that applies across all stripes.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Organizations are just choosing not to apply them when speed is on the line.—
Art Gilliland,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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