Thesaurus results for PUT ABOUT

put about

verb

Definition of put about

as in to come about

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Recent Examples of put about Cloobeck endorsed the congressman and put about $1 million into an independent expenditure committee backing him. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Launchpad leases the building from a nonprofit and has put about $100,000 toward it for renovations. — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026 On our last mortgage, this put about $60 toward our principal each month. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026 Exeter put about $1 million of renovations into the property, according to a 2022 independent appraisal the county got. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put about

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The news came about four months after the company introduced the Relax Row, a trio of economy seats that can turn into a couch on long-haul flights.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Sources told Andrew that the abrupt nature of the termination came about due to media inquiries about Clark’s future, and that ESPN had initially planned to inform Clark of the decision today.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of come about

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The front-9 and the beginning of the back-9 holes play mostly away from the coastline, but play moves back towards the Moray Firth on the par-4 13th, hugging the waterline for the 14th, 15th, and 16th holes before turning back towards the clubhouse.

— Zach Schenfisch, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
As the clock ticked down, Boyle took off his headphones, dropped the microphone and turned back into a student, rushing the field with his classmates.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of turn back

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The audience will be setting out beach towels on the sand south of the pier, with a footprint that extends down about a half-mile to Bay Street, with a secondary stage and plenty of food and other attractions along the oceanside paths.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 16 July 2026
And the proclamation sets out the guideposts for how these federal agencies are to manage those lands.

— Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026

Definition of set out

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Under pressure from the community, the city reversed course, notifying the district on June 25 that the project would be subject to the tree protection ordinance and permits would be required.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Thirty years later, the state Supreme Court reversed the convictions and three years after that, the state paid them $25 million to settle their wrongful conviction suit.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

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