PUT ACROSS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

put across

verb

Definition of put across

as in to put over

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Recent Examples of put across Turner manages to put across this supreme shallowness with total sincerity. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026 How are our voices being put across? — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026 Stalin’s resolute putting across of these two ideas, of course, did much to divide the world. — Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2025 The Finnish conductor, 39, is a singular sight before an orchestra — bushy-haired, bony, and armed with an arsenal of gestures that put across his intentions with striking specificity. — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 The downside of putting across the board tariffs in place, McCaul added, is consumer prices could increase. — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025 Yet the Chills’ music put across an abiding belief in the power of a great song. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2024 This production — directed, like the original, by Des McAnuff — won’t provide that, being less interested in trying to put across the story (by McAnuff and Townshend) than in obscuring it with relentless noise and banal imagery. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024

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After losing nearly a stroke and a half to the field on the greens in Round 1, Åberg has gained nearly three strokes putting over the last two days.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The company’s Super+ membership is approaching one million members and has helped customers put over $1 billion back in their pockets.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 7 July 2026

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Diagnosed with Alzheimer's, severe dementia with agitation, depression, and anxiety, the woman was confused, had difficulty communicating her needs, and hit aides.

— Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
In parts of the city that have no internet connection, bus drivers are now using walkie-talkies to communicate about where drones are flying.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

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To many, its sharp, angular edges and towering form conveyed strength and authority, reflecting the company’s growing global influence.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
These three men sought to convey that the proper role of government is to protect people from themselves.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

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