put in (for)

as in to request
to give a request or demand for several employees have already put in for vacation time during the last week of December

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Verb
  • The department has requested copies of voter rolls, often with nonpublic information like partial Social Security numbers, from dozens of states.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • An online form to request City Hall light displays lists red, blue, orange, purple, yellow, white and green as options.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • He was confined for a hundred and four days, until a judge ordered his release on bail.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Tesla drivers can order from, and get food delivered to, their charging cars 24 hours a day, but anyone can walk in during standard business hours.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Put in (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in%20%28for%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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