put in

Definition of put innext
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 The moves Miami has made this offseason, acquiring the Greek Freak, restructuring Andrew Wiggins’ contract, seemingly makes the Heat an Eastern Conference contender if the right pieces are put in place. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026 In it, pieces of raw fish are put in the cracks, crevices, and folds of the skin of Zach Holmes, another of the new cast members, who is a large man. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026 With Season 2 of his Prime Video series, Benito Skinner is putting in some onscreen double duty. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 June 2026 Often, when roads were put in there was no concern about fish and animals and their life cycles, Ducks Unlimited Regional GIS Manager Jes Skillman said. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for put in
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  • Under the Biden administration, federal taxpayers paid farmers billions of dollars to stop planting crops, but that's considered a short-term solution too expensive to maintain indefinitely.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Other summer camps soon planted flags of their own.
    Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
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  • As one option, sources told Semafor that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has favored creating a sovereign wealth fund seeded by leading AI firms.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
  • The point of the Top 10 lists, Chandrasekaran said, is to steer young adults to employers that are actively hiring recent graduates into jobs that can seed meaningful careers.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 29 June 2026
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  • Lo Celso scored on a free kick; Martinez drilled a penalty kick after Julian Alvarez was kicked in the face while attempting a header.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2026
  • The Mets nearly answered against Wheeler in the bottom of the first, as Soto — with a runner on first base — drilled a 397-foot drive to right-center.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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