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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  • In cooler regions, plants are commonly planted in spring for an early season color and cut back in summer when plants decline due to heat.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Hundreds of security forces searched for additional attackers or explosives that could have been planted around the area.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Use the spreader again to apply fertilizer to the areas that were seeded.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • The rover drilled a sample of it, which researchers called Sapphire Canyon, for an eventual return to Earth.
    David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Centennial expanded its margin to 10 when senior Justin Driver drilled a 50-yard field goal.
    Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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