put in

as in to plant
to put or set into the ground to grow put in a crop of winter wheat

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Recent Examples of put in Nixon put in a bowling alley, Obama made the tennis court a basketball court. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025 When Harowitz’s team saw that Warner had removed hundreds of shorts from HBO Max, Tubi picked up the phone and put in an offer, scooping up as many of the Looney Tunes shorts as Warner would release. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025 The three of them struck a deal, with Roschman and Ozer opening a joint account, each putting in $62,500 to get the project rolling, as outlined in federal court documents. Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025 Zero patience for negativity and the block button is putting in serious work today. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put in
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  • Roughly three weeks later, Irving planted on a Kings player’s foot and had to be carried off the floor with structural damage in his left knee.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Plant at the Right Time Most trees and shrubs acclimate best when planted in either spring or fall.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
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  • The Magic and Hawks are both 3-4 on the season and could be battling for seeding in the Eastern Conference.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Right now, Seattle is ahead of the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West and would be third in the playoff seeding if the season was over based on head-to-head winning percentage.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • King Charles will reportedly drill it in to Prince Andrew’s head.
    StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The deep floor of the LUNA testbed allows for sampling and drilling up to nine feet (three meters) below the surface, enabling scientists and engineers to test technologies for resource extraction, mobility and construction.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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