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In addition to cyanide in her water, poisonous powder was also put in her air vents, prosecutors said.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
In Season 2, the blue-blooded Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski) lost her fortune and fell into financial ruin — only for the household’s wealth to be quickly restored, just put in the hands of Agnes’s kind-hearted sister Ada (Cynthia Nixon).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 20 June 2025
The report also points to a 2022 Colorado law that put in place stricter penalties for fentanyl possession and distribution as progress toward combating fentanyl deaths.
—Derek Draplin, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
Hebron’s library is on a tiny lot, which limits what can be put in place there.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
In Season 2, the blue-blooded Agnes van Rhijn (Christine Baranski) lost her fortune and fell into financial ruin — only for the household’s wealth to be quickly restored, just put in the hands of Agnes’s kind-hearted sister Ada (Cynthia Nixon).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 20 June 2025
The report also points to a 2022 Colorado law that put in place stricter penalties for fentanyl possession and distribution as progress toward combating fentanyl deaths.
—Derek Draplin, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
Hebron’s library is on a tiny lot, which limits what can be put in place there.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put in
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How well plants are equipped to manage heat depends not only on the type of plant (cool-season vs. heat-loving plants) but also on their growth stage (newly planted vs. established and mature).—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 June 2025
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Landscapers are spreading the good word: Never plant a Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana).—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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The discovery suggests that these molecules could help seed planetary systems with carbon, supporting the development of molecules needed for life.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
30 June 2025
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However, when dill matures and is ready to seed, the herbs can inhibit tomato plant growth.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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Trump also wrote on social media calling on the Department of Energy to drill quickly.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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There was Ben Sheppard drilling a 3-pointer from the top of the key as the third quarter expired that nearly blew the roof off the Fieldhouse.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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“Put in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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