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put out

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verb

1
as in to exert
to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively despite putting out her best effort, she was unable to beat her longtime tennis rival

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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 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
Verb
Mike Rogers in Michigan put out a statement yesterday saying Trump is right to put America first, essentially supporting the intent on this. NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026 Scott has been putting out dud after dud after dud, and this one appears to be yet another, with just a 40% RT score. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The Seminoles have not put out a depth chart ahead of the opener. Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Frost Children just put out two projects of their own, Frost Fest Mixtape—released in tandem with the 2026 edition of their live event of the same name—and the EP Tweaker Poem. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put out
Adjective
  • Issa acts on that notion by encouraging a threesome between herself, Paul Baker, and Anton, who has spent much of the episode getting increasingly annoyed about being left out of everyone else’s scheming.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Long enough for the audience to feel annoyed and become squeamish.
    Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • These active pups are happiest when spending ample time outdoors exerting themselves.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Even for a famous masterpiece, the Bayeux Tapestry exerts an unusually powerful hold over the professionals who work with it.
    John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Firefighters used foam from specialized airport firefighting units to extinguish the fire, and crews were still dealing with a fuel leak on the plane hours later.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Russian airstrikes were recorded in 11 locations across Ukraine, while a large-scale fire has been extinguished at an infrastructure facility in Kyiv region as a result of a Russian strike.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • What annoyed me the most, though, was the way the meditation teachers talked, which tended toward New Age–isms in passive voice.
    Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Not even Jeff being annoyed at Kasandra’s drunkenness can ruin the mood.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Buffalo weighed those reports before adding Walker and molding the rookie to become a star prospect who started every game except the opener.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Concrete barriers designed to keep cars out of the secure area crumbled as the jet, weighing more than 100 tons, headed straight for a four-lane road.
    Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • By his count, roughly 60 scientific papers have been published on the physiology of racing drivers since 1967.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • According to figures compiled by the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission and published by the Chinese government, approximately 142,000 people died, while more than 10 million were affected.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • And everything is drier, more irritated — and even more acne-prone.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Nice people may of course become irritated, disappointed, jealous, or defensive, since niceness does not require sainthood.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Fall Cool-season grasses benefit most from fertilizer applied in the fall.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Contrary to popular belief, applying ice or using a tourniquet can worsen the effects of a venomous snakebite by slowing blood flow.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Put out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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